Valencia

Rating: 8/10 (20 March 2016)

When you think of Horror movie sequels that have basically zero of the original crew and that has little to do with the first film, it's normally a combination for failure, But... 10 Clover field lane is the complete polar opposite being an extremely thrilling and suspenseful Mystery Thriller.
The acting was solid. Mary Elizabeth Winstead and John Gallighar Jr were good in the film. But the real star of the film is John Goodman.
John Goodman was phenomenal as the "John Badman" that is Howard (ha puns), a conspiracy theorist/ farmer with unspecified mental illnesses. Goodman perfectly portrays the innocent yet sinister man who you are never quite sure whether or not he can be trusted. The psychological thriller aspect of the film through this character was extremely tense as you are never quite sure of what he's done and what are his intentions.
The Movie was nail bitingly tense as we dip in and out of trust with the bunk owner Howard and watch as the two "guests" plot against him and escape, hopefully back to civilisation. This film will have you hooked and even shock you at points. This film has a great premise that would have made for an even more amazing stand alone movie.
Which brings me to my only real criticism of the film, and that is the fact it is a Clover field spin off sequel. It was unnecessary. The Clover field aspect of this film was nothing more than a way of getting butts on seats and money in the bank. The majority of the film takes place in an UNDERGROUND BUNKER, so why they decided to add giant alien monsters into the mix I don't know. This film really tries to be two films rather than one. There is the suspense thriller and there is the monster horror movie. It does a great job with the former but barely introduces the latter. I read that this was originally a stand alone idea but was tweaked to fit into the Clover field universe just like "voila, loads more money."
As a whole I was extremely gripped, surprised and impressed with this movie that for the most part was a fantastic suspense thriller. If the ending wasn't simply a corporate decision to maximise profits, which it absolutely was, this film would be bloody perfect. But aside from the terrible title and random aliens this is brilliant suspense thriller that is definitely worth a watch