10 Cloverfield Lane
dir. Dan Trachtenberg
It's tough to give a proper review to this one. Not because of its content, but due to all of the films more intriguing and interesting moments being what this generation would call "Spoilers". The twists and turns this movie weaves is outstanding and frustrating at the same time.
The film is a spiritual successor and not a direct sequel, spinoff, or remake to "Cloverfield". Spiritual Successors in film aren't anything new in cinema but this changes the game as it tells a brand new story while maintaining the originals mysterious and frightening tone. The story centers around Michelle, played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead, who is running away from her life when her car crashes and she wakes up in the basement shelter/home of Howard. John Goodman's performance as Howard is the most intense and scary of his entire career and a benchmark in how talented this actor truly is. The shelter is the main focal point of the film with the question being: What is happening outside? A infectious disease? Nuclear war? The mystery of this makes the film even better as we don't have the open ground of the original film to play in. The audience is confined in this space and we don't find out what the outside is like until the last act of the film.
I can't go into anymore detail without spoiling anything but I'll just conclude with this: If you love the original, this film will not disappoint you. If you never liked the original, you too won't be disappointed. 10 Cloverfield Lane is an intense, frightening, and thrilling film that I hope leads to more just like it. A true cinematic surprise.
Rating: 4/5 Reels
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