My Bullet Point Review Of Cloverfield

(I always try to be vague in these reviews so as not to spoil plot points for anyone. Cloverfield is going to be a significant challenge so I apologize if these points are even more vague than usual.)

• Every so often a movie comes along that is more than a movie, it's an experience. Cloverfield definitely qualifies as such.
• Smatterings of brilliance sprinkled throughout. Several moments that will have you awestruck.
• Very intense and very emotional. This is a movie that sticks with you long after you leave the theatre.
• The fact that a large-scale movie with loads of special effects and very credible actors can be made for around $25 million really shines a light on how grossly over-paid many of Hollywood's "talents" are.
• If you are prone to motion sickness, better take some Dramamine ahead of time.
• Because the film is so incredibly realistic, I found that certain questionable plot points really stood out to me, more so than they probably would have in other movies. They served as unwanted reminders that this was a Hollywood blockbuster after all, despite the filmmakers trying their darnedest to convince me otherwise. It's really too bad because Cloverfield came damn close to perfection in my book.
  
  TORREY'S OPINION:
  Recommended
  
  RANDOM RELATED FACT:
  The title "Cloverfield"; initially just a codename for the movie, is named for the boulevard in Santa Monica where the Bad Robot offices were located during the making of the film.