A Great, New Monster Film...

Rating: 8/10 (6 July 2008)

I have to thank J.J. Abrams for coming up with an original monster movie because there hasn't been one for a long time. It's nice to see a brand new monster especially from America because this is technically our very first monster.
Now for the movie, the plot is actually quite entertaining and besides the first boring 20 minutes that show the characters, it is actually a solid, intense film with many dramatic and thrilling scenes. In my opinion, I enjoyed the camera option because for me it felt like I was actually in the film. (Besides getting over the fact that there could never be something like this happen.) But sometimes the camera would shake way too much and it would become nauseating at points to watch which detracts from the experience. Thankfully, it doesn't happen often but for those who are motion-sickness, this is not the film for you. The actors, even though they are not entirely famous, they actually do a pretty good job at portraying their character and they exceed my expectations for them because I thought they wouldn't that good of a job. The only real complaint I had with this film is the ending. The ending is disappointing because it finishes with something totally unrelated to the story, unless you notice something small during the shot. Most likely though, you're not going to spot it because I know I didn't when I saw this for my first time. Somebody told me about it and then I realized what is was. Overall, Cloverfield is an intense film with great dialog, great characters, but an unsatisfying end to the tale. I recommend you to see it if you haven't already.
I give Cloverfield:
4/5 or 8/10