10 Cloverfield Lane - My Review

Rating: 10/10 (24 March 2016)

When I went into this I had an expectation, an expectation that made me misinterpret the film, thanks to the trailer. This is why I don't watch trailers because they either falsely advertise the film, or they spoil it before you even see it. What I expected vs. what I got are two different things. What I got was a film full of suspense, drama, vulnerability, and most of all terror. There was more then a few occasion where I was actually worried about what will happen next. In this movie though, one man made this film all the difference in the world. John Goodman killed it in a role I never expected him to do, but his character is so unsettling and unpredictable it makes you feel like you're in the same situation as Winstead's character. I never felt a man with such "generosity" that it actually made him come across as loony. The director, Dan Tratchenberg deserves some respect for this, he has class, professionalism, and talent. I look forward to seeing more from this director. Everyone else was serviceable, Mary Elisabeth Winstead and her character were smart. John Gallagher was probably the weakest performance of the three, but not bad. However, the one thing I didn't like was the second half, I understand with a title like Cloverfield you need some alien action, will considering the psychological thriller in the first half, it was pretty much a batten switch for me. So if you are in the need for some intense suspense with a knockout performance from John Goodman, look no further then 10 Cloverfield Lane.