CLOVERFIELD Film Review - 27/4/08

With all the online hype and what a great monster movie this was going to be, I was pleasantly surprised to see just how cack-handed it all turned out to be. It's hard not to be scathing about a bunch of unknown actors (Whose performances were dreadful to say the least!) in a multi-million dollar film from Paramount (What were they thinking?) spent on a pile of drivel and top notch Special Effects wasted in shaky-cam mode. After the terrible script get's into it's stride about 20 minutes in I was already bored out of my skull. The ending couldn't come quick enough - With people screaming all up and down the set, a variety of bangs, thumps, thuds & kabooms on the soundtrack amidst the spiral of eye excruciating camera shots swirling in and out of focus - PLEASE STOP. I can't even be forgiven for giving the ending away it's just that dire. Everyone dies and nothing is explained. Film ends. With J.J.Abrams involved in the current waste of time TV Series "Lost" - I'm really not holding out any hope for his revisionist version of "Star Trek". So surprise me Mr. Abrams and pull something out of your hat? WARNING: Rumour has it there will be a sequel to "Cloverfield" in 2009? Pass me the spew bucket someone!