Out of the Frying Pan...Back Into the Frying Pan

Rating: 9/10 (14 June 2016)

Boy, howdy, was I ever surprised by this one!! I absolutely refused to watch any trailers/teasers for this film because I did not want them to ruin my viewing of this movie. I would suggest that for others as well.
"10 Cloverfield Lane" tells a story of a young woman who, in the opening scenes, has apparently broken off an engagement with her fiancée. She has packed a suitcase and is driving to whatever her next destination may be. While she stops for gas, a truck pulls up behind her. That was just the beginning of the tension. After she leaves the gas station, she receives a phone call from her boyfriend, but is not able to complete it because her car is struck (by something) and she is then tossed down an embankment. When she awakens, she finds herself cuffed to a pipe, her leg incapacitated. Enter John Goodman, who plays Howard. He gives a new meaning to creepiness.
I am not going to tell any more of the story, nor what it embodies. All I can tell you is that I was thoroughly entertained from beginning to end. There are twists and turns aplenty, and just when you think you have it all figured out, you find out you couldn't be any further from the truth. Smartly directed and wonderfully acted, "10 Cloverfield Lane" is somewhere you never want to end up.
The movie is rated PG-13; however, save for a couple of words, it could have been rated PG. There is no blood and gore here, so if you're a fan of that, you'll have to look somewhere else. Atmosphere, acting, and directing take this movie STEPS above others of its genre. Highly Recommended.