With the running times of most popcorn movies lurching well past two hours on the way to three these days, it's not often that we're left wanting more. But that's precisely the response induced by the 21st century monster movie "Cloverfield" as it clocks in at a brisk 85 minutes (and that's including 10 minutes of end credits).
"Cloverfield" begins with a found video, time-stamped by the Department of Defense, with the ominous notation that it was located at the site "formerly known as Central Park." The home-movie footage that follows is supposed to have been shot with a camcorder passed among friends -- a frightening, of-the-moment ramble somewhat undercut by the same point-of-view gambit that allows the film to be fleet-of-foot and modestly budgeted. Read Crust's full review of Cloverfield at the LA Times
Synopsis of "Cloverfield"
Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most surreal, horrifying event of their lives.
Opened January 18, 2008
Runtime: 1 hr. 24 min.
PG-13
Cast: Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller, Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel, Odette Yustman
Director: Matt Reeves
Genres: Sci-Fi Disaster Film, Monster Film, Science Fiction, Sci-Fi Horror
Showtimes and tickets for Cloverfield from Fandango.com
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