Must See Action Movie

Rating: 9/10 (29 January 2008)

Most of the time when a film has a lot of hype like this one, I am very disappointed when I see it. Not the case here. Cloverfield lived up to my expectations. Great idea done very well.
Many people complain about the shaky camera, but that doesn't bother me. It adds very much to the believability of the plot. When I saw the Blair Witch Project I hated it because the camera was pointed at the ground two thirds of the time. Not the case in Cloverfield. You see a lot of great action. First, in small doses, but they increase as the movie progresses.
If the film had flaws, they were minor. They could have cut a couple minutes of the character introduction stuff at the beginning. Also, I understand that the hand held camera was necessary for the entire film, however, it was not plausible that the guy holding the camera would have continued to hold onto it when his life was in grave danger. But that aside I found it very believable and compelling.
The acting was not great, but believable.
The monster was very cool and the plot about how someone will sacrifice there own life for love also made it interesting.
The best part about the film was that it made you feel like you were actually experiencing it.
I will definitely being buying on DVD as soon as it comes out to watch it over an over and look for stuff I missed.