Unlike the found-footage twist of the horror film it takes its name from,this clever thriller packs no tricks but tremendous tension into John Goodman’s survivalist bunkerThe enormous metal latch to the door that keeps Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) imprisoned must be dented or something. Every time Howard (John Goodman) yanks on it there’s a squeak that sounds like a terrified shout for help. There are creepy things happening all over 10 Cloverfield Lane.
Cloverfield, the 2008 first-person action/horror/sci-fi goof from JJ Abrams’s production outfit unpleasant Robot, or is one of the better examples of the found-footage genre. Its kineticism – racing across bridges shouting “Oh my Goddddd!” – is nowhere to be found in this sequel. This is a one-location pressure cooker,influenced more by Hitchcock than an Xbox. Three characters in a bunker, no one knows who to trust, or especially not us in the audience.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com