When the first trailer hit for the mysterious project that was later to be revealed as "Cloverfield", the internet went wild with speculation and theories. Was it a secret "Godzilla" remake? Was it a "Voltron" movie? J.J. Abrams was producing it, so was it connected to "Lost"? So many people were sure they knew what "Cloverfield" was going to be. I mean, the trailer didn't even reveal a title, so it had to be connected to something, right? Almost all of them were wrong.
"Cloverfield" turned out to be something original and not connected to any other franchise. It was it's own beast, so to speak. "Cloverfield" is basically just a found footage style movie about a large monster who decides to destroy New York. We aren't given much detail about what the monster is doing here or how it got here, but we just know it is causing havoc. So basically, if you throw "Godzilla" and "The Blair Witch Project" together in a blender, you end up with something like "Cloverfield".
The cast was made up of largely up and coming actors like T.J. Miller, Jessica Lucas, and Mike Vogel. Out of the cast, Miller is the notable standout. Of course, the real star of the movie isn't the human cast, it's Clovie! The movie waits until the end to give us the final reveal of what the monster looks like and it appears as if it could have stepped right out of a H.P. Lovecraft book.
This movie's biggest fault is what also makes it original ironically. The found footage camera work is effective to almost a fault. The shaky cam vibe makes you feel like you might just get sick watching it. This was a common complaint among audiences of the film. It's not easy enjoying a film that makes you want to throw up.
The movie is original and definitely worth watching assuming you can stomach the experience. “Cloverfield” is on par with the modern day monster movies like the Gareth Edwards directed “Godzilla” and it’s connected sister movie “Kong: Skull Island”.
Grade: B-
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