Review of 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) by Grenouille — 16 Mar 2016

The original Cloverfield film was my first introduction to found footage and I absolutely hated the film because of its use of that format so when I heard there would be a new Cloverfield film without the shaky cam I was very excited for the movie. Bad news for die-hard fans of the original, this film has absolutely nothing to do with the original movie.

Needless to say that fact hardly should tamper anyone's enjoyment of the film because it is great on its own merits. This is a film that skillfully uses tension to build into thunderclap moments that will absolutely make your mind reel. Hate how movies are full of exposition? Well here's a film that shows rather than tells you what's going on. Hate sappy character interactions and forced romance? None of that s*** here. These characters fully earn every moment and minus a few moments where I felt the film began to meander, I would say the depth of each character still kept me involved.

Overall, if 10 Cloverfield Lane is the start of a beautiful anthology of movies built by different people with new stories to tell in different ways, count me in for the long haul because I am absolutely done with both found footage and sequalitis.