7 years later lives up to the hype

Rating: 9/10 (29 August 2015)

I would like to preface my review by first saying that I refused to go see this film when it first came out, why? Because I hate Hollywood hype, all the chatter about ground breaking, innovative etc. Well it's all true, I watched the film for the first time at home alone and I was pleasantly surprised at what I saw, if the film was scripted or not I couldn't tell, but what I saw was a portrayal of people caught up in an unprecedented situation and being documented with a hand held camera. The reactions of the ensemble cast to the danger at hand was in my opinion 100% authentic, and what was also great about this film was no typical monster movie clichés, e.g., the scientists talking about the creatures origins; the military leaders planning an attack strategy, so on and so forth. There was non of that stuff, just people trying to deal with the situation the best way they can. The SFX are world class and believable featuring some great action sequences, and I can see how this film set a new precedent for many in this genre to follow," Chronicle" is just one example, so yes after 7 years it was worth the wait.