Review of The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) by Realmuthaf — 06 Feb 2018

A decent space thriller with some tense moments, Cloverfield Paradox reminded me of the recent Life movie with Ryan Reynolds. Not sure what's up with the poor critic score, but the so-called "critics" have discredited themselves before numerous times, so whatever.

From the pros - it has a nicely convoluted sci-fi plot; good suspense; overall decent acting and some nice references to the first Cloverfield movie.

As for the cons, the main one is that the movie drops the bar towards its end. The tenseness and intrigue die down, and most of the characters start doing increasingly dumb things, especially the "British" woman. She, while being given the most screen time, is the most annoying character of all with uneven acting and unconvincing family drama. Also, you can tell that the scenes on Earth were added later in production mainly to tie the movie to the "Cloververse", as they're largely redundant and don't add much to the plot.

So, while it could have been better, the Cloverfield Paradox is still quite good and it's a neat surprise that it has come out out on the same day as the trailer.