Chillingly unique...

Rating: 8/10 (17 January 2008)

At the beginning of 'Cloverfield' you get the feeling that the documentary-like way the film is shot etc will be annoying and get rather tiresome by the end of it's running time. Funnily enough, you ease into it and it soon fades out of your attention. The beginning of the film gives you a look into the characters and does so in quite a different way due to the home video feel. Surprisingly, you slide nicely into the false sense of security the beginning presents. But this eventually dissipates into one of the most frightening, exceptionally well done and thought provoking sci-fi thrillers that we'll probably see this year, or for many years to come.
Though it is not for the jumpy ladies, it definitely is for the lads who take jumpy ladies to films to frighten them into a cuddle. Your pretty much cuddle-guaranteed with 'Cloverfield'. Amazing CG, superb acting, unique feel (doing what Blair Witch failed to do) and you really leave wondering with a slight chill down your spine.
See it.