Some concepts work very well in the indie filmmaking scene. Getting caught in a suffocating space and hiding from evil forces is one of those ideas that immediately feels right for small-budget filmmaking. The 2022 film by L. Gustavo Cooper, Crawlspace, has the entirety of it’s plot revolve around the protagonist hiding from wicked, unknown men who are after the money hidden in the crawlspace. It’s entertaining for a while, but soon the insipid decisions taken by everybody involved turn this taut thriller into a sloppy one, where the payoff is nowhere near as exciting as it could have been. The characters are paper thin, and hence most of the actors try to act like stock characters taken from similar movies from the past. But taking the movie for what it is, Crawlspace just might do it for you if you are looking for a little claustrophobic fun.

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