A film full of suspense and surprises.

Rating: 9/10 (9 January 2017)

A woman finds herself in a bunker after a car crash but how did she get there and why is she there?.
10 Cloverfield Lane is a fairly slow moving film pretty much set in one place. It relies heavily on keeping the audience guessing as to what is really happening. On this score it works pretty well with plenty of red herrings thrown in along the way as the paranoia of the situation kicks in. The fact that there are spells when not much happens makes the things that do happen more sinister.
John Goodman is fantastic as the owner of the bunker whilst Mary Elizabeth Winstead is captivating as the woman trying to piece together what is real and what isn't. John Gallagher Jr has a lesser job as the every man but still convinces.
This is a film that pays to stick with as it ratchets up the tension tenfold as it nears it's climax. There is a sudden switch of pace towards the end which is a brave thing of the film makers to try. I found the ending a bit of a disappointment but I still found this an interesting mix of genres and always entertaining.
I was so confused as to whether I liked this film much on first watch, that I re-watched it the following day, something I rarely do. This confirmed to me that it is a good film despite a few things I didn't like. Personally I'd rate it slightly higher than Cloverfield as it's just a more interesting film.