Review of Chronicle (2012) by Magnificentm — 01 Jun 2012

The movie is really limited by its use of "found footage," which I hate as a genre. It could have been much better if it had just been filmed like a normal movie. That being said, this was a very well characterized film, especially the main character, Andrew.

I thought Dane DeHaan did a really good job of capturing the anger and depression of Andrew and making it feel very real. The rest of the cast wasn't as good, and were often pretty stereotypical of high school kids.

My other complaint is that the flying looked really fake and could have been done better. Overall though, DeHaan's performance makes this movie worth watching.