Horrible Pretentious Movie

Rating: 1/10 (25 January 2008)

I wanted to like the movie, the people who edited the trailers should be given an award for making this film look actually interesting. The movie technically begins, but doesn't take of after close to 20 minutes of hipster types talking useless banter, trying to create some sort of depth to a shallow script. Many people have complained about the camera movements, I however found this to be a perk, added some interest to a bland film. Cloverfield tried desperately to paint three love stories in the backdrop of the monster chaos in NYC, this however it did abysmally. The film would have been better served had they focused more on action, and less on character development, when the films running time is short enough as it is, and having used almost 2/3 of the running time trying to set up the opening "party scene they did not use their screen time wisely. The cast as an ensemble left much to be desired, especially the leads. It seemed as if JJ Abrams plucked a few hopefulls from a college acting course and threw them in front of a green screen. All in all, if you do watch the movie, be prepared to wait and wait for the movie to take of, and then be prepared for an ending thats nothing short of ludicrous. Save your time, effort, and money and instead treat yourself to a movie actually worth watching.