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10 Cloverfield Lane

2016 Directed by Dan Trachtenberg

Monsters come in many forms.

After a car accident, Michelle awakens to find herself in a mysterious bunker with two men named Howard and Emmett. Howard offers her a pair of crutches to help her remain mobile with her leg injury sustained from the car crash and tells her to "get good on those" before leaving the bunker. She has been given the information that there has been an alien attack and the outside world is poisoned. However, Howard and Emmett's intentions soon become questionable and Michelle is faced with a question: Is it better in here or out there?

Mary Elizabeth Winstead John Goodman John Gallagher Jr. Bradley Cooper Douglas M. Griffin Cindy Hogan Suzanne Cryer Maya Erskine Mat Vairo Ryan Martin Dwyer

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Review by Matthew Saponar ★★★★½ 14

john goodman. john fucking goodman.

is

so

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good,

man.
Review by matt lynch ★★★½ 5

This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

John Goodman is the kaiju in this one.
Review by SilentDawn ★★★★ 20

80/100

10 Cloverfield Lane runs like clockwork. Beginning with a simple, Hitchcockian setup (complete with a Herrmann-esque score that kicks all sorts of ass), Dan Trachtenberg's debut feature lays out its mysteries like a jigsaw puzzle, building up the inner geography of the main location while allowing a few pieces to go missing, ratcheting up tension as a result. As an economical narrative, it's flawless, playing with rich, interesting characters in an enclosed space, and every frame is still, watching and planning the next move. It's a claustrophobic pot boiler oozing with riddles, and the conclusion, while feeling somewhat reminiscent of a studio stumbling in all "Night of the Living Dead" like with their profit-minded egos, feels part of a…
Review by davidehrlich ★★★½ 5

the ultimate in having your cake and eating it too.

i was completely fascinated by this movie, and actually watching it did nothing to dilute my interest or enthusiasm. the way this thing slides into its third act is *sublime,* and Winstead / Gallagher / Goodman all kill it.

10 CLOVERFIELD LANE could be the film industry's Beyoncé moment.

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Review by Evan ★★★★ 5

John Goodman is by far the best character actor of this generation. There is no character that this man cannot play and execute to perfection.

Claustrophobic, intense, and thrilling 10 Cloverfield Lane will not only keep you guessing from start to finish, but it also keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the entire run-time. Both John Goodman and Mary Elizabeth Winstead deliver convincing and authentic performances. What I liked most is that Mary Elizabeth's character isn't an idiot; she is actually very smart and and puts things together. Usually this isn't the case for this type of film.

If not for the last 5-10 minutes this would be a 4.5/5. I'm still very indifferent on the ending.…
Review by Arielrocks5 ★★★★★ 41

"10 Cloverfield Lane" is a giant middle finger to current studio mind sets thinking that clever marking through keeping the movie underground and leaving audiences vague of what they're getting into.

As someone who has grown tired of current movie trailers showing off a good amount of the film and leaving me watching the film not getting invested in the characters and such, but just waiting for the money shots that I saw in the trailer to finally happen.

Granted, sometimes I enjoy those films regardless, but it's always nice to go into a film not knowing a whole lot of where it will go and what it will do.

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