cloverfield

This is a popcorn monster flick. If you keep it within this context, you will enjoy this movie. If you expect high art (as some negative reviewers expected from the hype and PR buildup), you will be disappointed. Think Blair Witch with more action and a better payoff. The ending was satisfying and the monster was rendered fairly well. The shaky first person camera is more campy than cutting edge but its a unique perspective for a creature feature. Yes, the characters are pretty...and boring, but again their empty idiocy seems appropriate while running from the monster. Throw out the fact that the opening night crowd converted the theater into a high school auditorium and it was a fun 80 minutes.