Delivers Terror at Multiple Levels

Rating: 9/10 (2 May 2016)

Michelle walks out of her boyfriend and gets involved in a horrific car accident. When she comes to senses, she finds herself chained to a bed in a room without a window. A big swarthy man, Howard, soon walks in and claims that he has saved her life. They are in a bunker below his farmhouse, he further explains. Apparently there has been a mysterious attack of some kind and the air outside is contaminated. Howard, ex-navy, has spent a lifetime planning and preparing for such an attack and proudly shows around the various facilities in the bunker, which among other things is fitted with a sophisticated air filter system. The bunker has every creature comfort for living luxuriously for a couple of years. There is also another man inside the bunker; the man who helped Howard put it all together. Then there is Megan, an intriguing girl who exists only in a photograph.
While the trio get to know each other, an air of nervousness prevails inside the bunker, as there is no way the situation outside can be ascertained with any degree of certainty. To add to the confusion, they keep hearing some mysterious noises outside. It is edge of the seat stuff. When the air filter system malfunctions Michelle is sent through the narrow duct to fix it. She spots something startling that makes Howard's behaviour highly suspicious. The plot dramatically shifts gears, twice thereafter, leading to a totally unexpected climax. Even the end is very ambiguous and far from clarified.
10 Cloverfield Lane is a brilliantly creative thriller delivering terror at multiple levels – psychological, physical and supernatural. A sequel looks very likely