Decent if unremarkable found footage thriller

Rating: 6/10 (13 January 2018)

I'm no fan of the 'found footage' format and have never understood the popularity of the original 'Blair Witch Project' movie, but I honestly don't think 'Cloverfield' is as bad as some of the other reviews would have you believe. The film is exactly what you expect it to be - a first person thriller full of scares, screams and CGI. It's unoriginal, uninspiring and unspectacular, but it was never intended to be in the first place.
If you can put your brain into neutral for an hour an a half, 'Cloverfield' is a decent if unremarkable piece of entertainment. Okay, the constant camera movement is nauseating and the characters dumb and annoying, but it functions well as a cheap sci-fi flick. 'Cloverfield' is nothing new and nothing special, but it's okay for what it is.