Review of The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) by Sean L — 12 Feb 2018

A concept worthy of the Syfy channel, with a bigger budget, more vaguely-recognizable faces and the very loosest of connections to the Cloverfield universe. Remember how 10 Cloverfield Lane had absolutely nothing to do with the preceding monster movie until the final fifteen minutes? It's like that, only the connecting material is sprinkled randomly throughout the story and, combined, accounts for a grand total of two minutes.

It makes zero sense as a tie-in, with the effort only setting unrealistic expectations that the film itself can't possibly meet. In essence, this is as standard as science-fiction templates get. Loosely-explained technology causing problems, an unseen threat, mutinous behavior, a slow depletion of the crew.

.. we've been here before, countless times, and seen it done better. Peppered with holes and unresolved threads, it's at least enthusiastic if not especially skillful.