Cloverfield
2008
**½
Director: Matt Reeves
Cast: Michael Stahl-David, Odette Yustman, Jessica Lucas, Mike Vogel, T.J. Miller
This horror movie could be summed up as Blair Witch Godzilla. The US government has secured video footage of a young man's farewell party, which happened to coincide with a horrific monster attack on New York City. Just like The Blair Witch Project, the premise here sounds great, but the film doesn't live up to the hype. Both films have the same flaws: the characters are extremely uninteresting and, no matter what is going on, the guy behind the camera keeps shooting exciting footage. Followed by 10 Cloverfield Lane and The Cloverfield Paradox.
