Firsthand Experience

Rating: 8/10 (25 October 2016)

The movie does an extremely good job of making you feel as though you're taking part in the movie. The creatures are a good mix of scary and interesting. JJ Abrams did a good job of creating a story that not only offered the viewer a first hand experience because of the camera style, but also the chance to connect with the characters. Even though you're only shown bits of and pieces of each person and how they act - they way they respond to things really gives us, the audience, a good view of who they are. The cinematography itself is intense, but interesting - some may find it hard on the eyes, but it does offer the viewer a unique firsthand experience of a monster attack and I highly recommend it.