Review of 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) by Foxgrove — 22 Mar 2016
Tenuously connected to 2008’s ‘Cloverfield’ but very much its own film, this is a superbly acted thriller which is edge of the seat stuff. A lot of the drama takes place in a bunker that is sheltering three people from an unknown outside terror which, according to the viewpoint of one of the three- Michelle, may not exist.
The actors are great and the claustrophobic feel in the bunker is well utilised enabling the suspense and tension to build effectively. In fact, so good are the scenes within the bunker at questioning the motives of John Goodman's character that one almost forgets to consider whether the terror they are hiding from is real or not.
Only when the action moves outside does one immediately guess what the truth of the situation is. The score and the terrific sound effectively jangle the nerves throughout contributing to a very impressive feature film debut by director Dan Trachtenberg.
The ending leaves some room for a sequel which, in the event, could be as different from this film as this one is from ‘Cloverfield’.
This review of 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) was written by Foxgrove on 22 Mar 2016.
10 Cloverfield Lane has generally received positive reviews.
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