Decent Sci-Fi/Disaster Film w Great Casting. A Little Slow, But Worth Watching.

Rating: 6/10 (30 December 2019)

For this review, I watched 'Cloverfield' (2008) for the third time. Previously, I was under the impression that this was a J.J. Abrams film, because the marketing told me it was. This film may have used a little of J.J.'s money and his name, but it's not a J.J. Abrams film.
As for the content, the film is a little slow. The idea seemed to be that the viewer would come for the disasters, and would learn to care about the characters. Ok, then give us a disaster inside of 45 minutes. At times, it's easy to forget that this was supposed to be a disaster film, because there is no disaster and the filming of the party gets boring.
Lizzy Caplan is great in every role she plays, and she carries this film.
Another interesting aspect in 2019 is use of the technology in the film. "Taping Over" something is a concept that some viewers in 2019 (and most viewers in the future) will not understand. Since "taping over the past" is central to the storyline, 'Cloverfield' (2008) will eventually become a cultural nostalgia piece. The effects are dated and cheesy, the technology is dated already, and this will become a film that people watch to see the past - not to enjoy a SciFi/Disaster film.
RealReview Posting Scoring Criteria:
Acting: 1/1;
Casting: 1/1;
Directing: 1/1;
Story: 1/1;
Writing/Screenplay: 0.5/1;
Total Base Score = 4.5
Modifiers (+ or -):
Originality: +1;
Total RealReview Rating: 5.5 (rounded up to 6 for IMDB)