Movies of 2008 Review

Cloverfield

• Sci-Fi Horror

Similar to a docudrama, this film starts off somewhat painful. Viewers will likely be critical of the initial ways the director tries to make a film, from the perspective of one of the characters with a video recorder, incorporate elements of standard cinematography. If viewers bear with the weak opening, the film gradually gets better. The final result of all the characters efforts is done in good taste. Unfortunately, the film doesn't offer viewers an explanation for why a giant creature comes to New York, the origins of the creature, and if there is any hope for mankind. The film just ends. The are also some questionable issues with potential bad movie physics in how a giant creature would impact buildings, subways, and objects in a large city. This is a movie worth watching if you have the imagination to play out the final battle of man versus creature in your own mind.