Category : MooVie

MOOVIE REVIEW - CLOVERFIELD (English)

Cloverfield Poster

Category - Action, Adventure, Science-Fiction / Starring Michael Stahl-David, Lizzy Caplan, T.J. Miller, Mike Vogel 

OK, let me firstly say here, for those who go nauseous easily, DO NOT go watch this movie!! Cinemas are putting warning signs at the entrances, cautioning people about the movie possibly making viewers dizzy. And to me even if you do not feel dizzy in the cinema, you will not enjoy being in that state throughout the movie. The story is told from the point of view of the main characters' video camera, similar approach adopted in Blairwitch Project. So be prepared for a lot of swinging from left-to-right angles and shaky, sudden movements in the scenes. 

Synopsis, few New Yorkers throw a going-away party for their friend one night and their fun-time was disrupted when a monster attacks upon the city. The film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives.

The suspense does build up initially when you see their party gets disrupted, seeing all New Yorkers go desperate not knowing what hit their city. But after you get passed that and also the fact that the story is more surreal supposedly coming from a video camera, you realize basically that is all the movie has to offer (besides a dizzy head LOL). So the 2nd half of the movie I felt slightly bored and was eager to see the ending. After all, everyone was getting uncomfortable feeling nauseous at that point! But I have to say the acting was not too bad.

Rating: C-  

To watch the trailer CLICK HERE