Nerds That Geek Movie Review: ‘The Crypt’

Written by Scott Edwards 

When an opportunity comes your way that you cannot pass up, it is difficult to look away. Even when you know that what you are about to do may be wrong, the appeal of it reels you in and there is no way to keep yourself from walking away. Most people are able to weigh the options put in front of them and while some will overlook all of the issues that may come with it, others take a step back and try to figure out what is the right move for them. There is always a way to see the moral issues of what is front of you and while it may seem right to back away, if you don’t have any other option, prepare to be in for one heck of a ride.

Waiting for her boyfriend to be released from prison, PJ sits patiently in the car. Seeing that the time away has not changed the way that she feels for Perry, she is open to new things that might be coming their way. Perry however is having a hard time after getting out of jail, mainly because he has joined the normal working class at a low level and cannot see himself wading through other people’s trash to make a living.  While a job is a job, Perry believes that there hast to be other opportunities out there that will pay him much more for a heck of a lot less work.

Meeting with Gina, PJ gathers her girls to hear what the master thief has to say about her new plan. Hearing stories that there were fortunes buried underneath the city in an old crypt, she needs help in order to get all of the goods back up to the surface. While Dorian, Morgan, Adrianna and PJ are all against grave robbing, Perry sees that this is his chance to get some fast money and needs to do some convincing. Knowing that PJ will do anything that he asks of her, he is able to get the gang of thieves to unite as they all listen to the full pitch of what they will be doing underground. 

Entering the crypt underneath the city, Gina has a map and knows where the big loot is hidden, but while everyone is creeping around in the dark, they are starting to hear and see things that don’t appear to be there. Finding one of the most loaded burial sites, Gina opens up a coffin and everyone sees that the stories were true. With jewels and money in their hands, Gina is ready to explore deeper into the depths of the old burial ground, but Dorian, Adrianna and Morgan are ready to call it a day as grave robbing has unsettled them. Seeing her friends leave, PJ has mixed emotions but will stay by Perry for as long as he needs her. But the group are not the only ones hidden in the darkness of the crypt as the deceased are rising and looking to take revenge on those who are trying to take their money away from them, even in death.

As far as a killer ghost movie goes, I rather like how it played out when all was said and done. I liked the addition of why there would be so much money hidden with the dead as the Great Recession was cited and brought into play. With nobody wanting the government to get their money after they died, they just took it with them to the grave and will never let it go. The group of thieves were pretty fun, until they started to get killed off. Not knowing what or who they were up against, the battle for survival was really key for everyone and showed what they were made of, which was not that much. The feeling of greed runs rampant throughout the film, and while it is nice to have money, it should be earned and not taken from those who have spent a lifetime amassing it. Stay Scared.

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