GoldenBlunderbuss Review of 10 Cloverfield Lane

10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)

An interesting concept that's ruined by the Cloverfield name

[27 August 2018]

The whole driving point of the film is the suspense of not knowing if John Goodman's character is an overly controlling doomsday nutcase or if he's right to stay inside because of an unspeakable threat outside the doors. The problem, however, is that we know he's right since this is titles as a part of the Cloverfield world - so all suspense is lost before it even really begins.

There are some great ideas in here with some genuinely tense set pieces, but when the overall premise is so flawed it's hard to hold it up to such a standard as the original Cloverfield film.