Review of The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) by Creeper3455 — 05 Feb 2018

Following the chaotic rumble of the 32nd Super Bowl,Paramount decides to release a movie whose marketing and release were really really misguided (kind of),and that movie is The Cloverfield Paradox,directed by someone who really saw a ton of movies with Alex Kurtzman as a writer,a producer who's really talented at Sci-Fi,and somehow (somehow...),Executive Produced by MATT CREEPIN' REEVES (Cloverfield 2008 and 2017's War For The Planet Of The Apes). Whenever a Marvel or DC Movie gets announced,we can't help it,but just get excited at it,but most importantly,create whatever expectations we want,and that's great as a fan of a franchise,and that sure is what I did as someone who really liked Cloverfield '08 and 10 Cloverfield Lane.

And I was interested in seeing how the director could handle this mish-mash of a concept,but unfortunately...Yes it's THAT kind of movie.

The Cloverfield Paradox joins movies like Geostorm and The Snowman at being just a movie that wants to do something else rather than telling its own story.

And again,the concept is great,although it is sometimes hard to understand,even if it's done in a really well done montage at the beginning of the movie (like Geostorm).

This isn't saying that the movie is pretty bad (*coff coff* Winchester *coff coff*),because there are some good things in it...Maybe too good for this movie.

The acting and the cast choices are too good to be in this movie,like Gugu Mbatha Raw,who (just like Henson in Proud Mary) seems like if she wanted to do better than this. Same with Elizabeth Debicki and Daniel Oyelowo,who seemed kind of bored trough the entire movie and just wanted to be there for a paycheck. Daniel Bruhl (Rush,MARVEL Studios'Captain America Civil War),who I think is a great actor,really disappointed me with his performance,since he has to be this dude who almost does nothing for the entire movie.

Whoever wrote the story must be a literal Alex Kurtzman fan,since during the movie you could always count on bits of setup for a Cloverfield/Dark Universe thing,instead of telling its own story through scenes that are kind of hard to understand,and yes,even in the logic of a Cloverfield Movie.

Oh,and the teachnicl aspect? Yeah,it's just distracting for the movie,except the ''Alien Covenant'' shot of the movie who I'll save,since it made me happy as a Cloverfield Fan.

But that last shot isn't enough to save this hot mess of a movie. The Cloverfield Paradox will make some fans of the franchise conscious,but if you want a better Sci-Fi Horror flick,just watch Cloverfield '08 and/or 10 Cloverfield Lane,and try seeing bthis for your own "Netflix And Chill"-y risk.