Cloverfield

Rating: 6/10 (4 February 2015)

Cloverfield 6/10 The opening twenty minutes of the film might hold the dullest scenes in any movie I've seen. The party provides nothing to the movie, no good character development, interesting dialog or purpose. It's a terrible party I'd leave in real life. Getting past those initial scenes and into the bulk of the monster film is well worth the wait. The fact that the monster is never shown right away is a great tease, which builds up the wanting to see more throughout the film. The monster itself looks realistically clammy and the little monster fleas that come off of it are a great little twist into the equation. The destruction scenes by the movie are great and so are the military action effects. The story, dialog, and action scenes improve as the movie goes forth. Although the ending is typical of a giant monster film its filmed well and tops of the hopeless feeling perfectly.