Cloverfield Review

So at around half three today, my dad asked me to go down and return a DVD to the store when upon seeing what the little machine held in itself, I yelped. Seriously, what I saw on that monitor lifted my spirits a wee bit. 

What I saw?

Cloverfield. I must admit, Cloverfield (produced by JJ Abrams directed by Matt Reeves and written by Drew Goddard) is one of the only films I've been excited about since Barney's Great Adventure all those years ago. Since then, I'd always had a certain lack of enthusiasm about new films. Then I heard it was a monster film... it was inevitable, I HAD to watch the film.

Now, onto the actual film. The film is ENTIRELY FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF ONE CAMERA. A camera which recorded the entire thing. Now, I won't delve into details (leading to spoilers) but we follow one main event (May 23rd) and little snippets of another event (April 27th). The snippets are a little comic relief. Some people may be asking why on earth would their be comic relief in a thriller? Well, with the way that Cloverfield captivates you, ties you up, and toys with your emotions at gunpoint calls for a little relief now and then although these snippets tend to lull you into a sense of emotional safeness. Then bam, your psyche is being beaten with a stick.

My next comment is the cast. Nearly everyone is unknown in the bizniz but they all pulled it off so well. I don't know how they did it, but they did. Their acting coupled with the camera really payed off in the end result. Going onto the camera, now, I'm not the harshest of critics, but the worst thing that MAY be present is the camera's angles, which can give some people headaches. I myself experienced no problems, but I've spoken with others who have had massive headaches from the film. 

I was really satisfied with the ending, it left me wanting more, but also left me satisfied. Something seldom found in film these days, what with the cliché endings, cliffhangers and whatnot. 

Now that's the general, spoiler free review, I'm gonna leave it at that seeing as I could throw out a few more paragraphs with detailed praise of the film.