Kept me interested right up to the end

Rating: 7/10 (24 March 2016)

24 March 2016 Film of Choice at The Plaza Dorchester Tonight - 10 Cloverfield Lane. Michelle is running away from her problems and gets into a car accident. When she wakes up she find she and one other are being held by a man called Howard who is a little strange to say the least. He claims there has been some sort of attack and that they are the only survivors. He has built a bunker over many years in preparation for such an attack and is now arrogant in his belief that he was right all along. However, all is not as it seems and Howard (played exceptionally convincingly by John Goodman in one of his best performances ever) is more than a little scary. I'm not usually a fan of this sort of film but it was less of the horror and more of the thriller. You know a film must to rely on a well written script, and a great group of actors when the main cast numbers three and the scenes are shot in one small space. This film did just that admirably and the hairs raised on the back of my neck more than once as each plot twist fed us just that little more information to keep us interested but not enough to answer all our questions. It will not be for everyone but I was glued to my seat as the film came to an interesting conclusion.