Found Footage Of Monster

Rating: 5/10 (12 December 2013)

Matt Reeves directed this thriller in the "Found Footage" genre of horror that shows how a surprise going-away party thrown for a young man on his way to Japan is disrupted by an attack of a giant monster which has arisen from the ocean. After it destroys the Statue of Liberty(severing its head) a surviving group of friends make their way out of New York City to safety, though the appearance of parasitic creatures crawling around proves another part of this nightmare scenario, as it looks like they may not survive the night alive... Presented as the footage of a cameraman who comes to a nasty end, film has its moments, and some effective sequences, but dramatically it is confusing and unsatisfying, though there are some good ideas here, and an ironic closing scene.