10 Cloverfield Lane

The next ‘installment’, or should I say ‘the cousin’, of Cloverfield franchise. Production was made and executed in secret. Only when the trailer came out, we knew what was going on. It brought some excitement in me when the trailer came out. I like what J.J. Abrams did with the first Colverfield. It brings sci fi into this whole new dimension of filmmaking.

The film had a low budget; so the story was simple… but it created a whole new experience. In theory, the film only had three active characters in one set. But there were some amazing things happening in that set, it thrilled the chills out of me. The thrilling thing about this movie was the intense feeling and the ambiguous character of Howard (John Goodman) – oh my, the comedian was amazing in the movie.

John Goodman is a comedian, which was contrary with the character he played in the movie. He was the highlight of the movie; playing it with such tense even I didn’t know what he was up to. When I saw him in the frame, I was guessing his actions ALL THE TIME. I don’t need to mention the other two, because the other two were also well-build characters; especially Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead).

It was Dan Trachtenberg’s directing debut film. He made a short film for the Portal game francise from Valve, you should see it free on Youtube. He didn’t know what J.J. Abrams up to when he was given this project. When he finished shooting, only then, Abrams told him it was part of the cloverfield franchise. It was rare to see a producer hid the true purpose of his/her project; J.J. Abrams really nailed it!

I consider this an independent film, because it had the spirit of it – small but felt big. The ambition of each cast and crew could be felt when you watch this movie. This is truly a cinematic experience.

The verdict:

Full of spirit of the previous installment, 10 Cloverfield Lane is bad ass with great-intensed chatarsis.