A must-see

Rating: 9/10 (1 August 2009)

I got really surprised with this movie. I expected an average apocalyptic monster movie with nothing interesting or different, but I have to say that I am very glad that I watched.
The direction is perfect. The movie itself is a video recorded from a camera of one of the characters, so it seems like the movie is made of one take. The swing of the camera gives more reality to it; actually you kind of forget that Cloverfield is a monster movie. The writer and director managed to transform a silly theme into a must-see.
The actors also made a great job, specially Lizzy Caplan and Michael Stahl-David, what collaborated so much to the sense of reality given to the movie. All in all, this is a masterpiece of thriller.