In a space station orbiting an Earth on the brink of war, scientists work tirelessly to successfully test a device that will solve the energy crises and save humanity. Instead they are face with a disturbing alternate reality.
Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Hamilton), David Oyelowo (Kiel), Daniel Bruhl (Schmidt), John Ortiz (Monk), Chris O'Dowd (Mundy), Aksel Hennie (Volkov), Ziyi Zhang (Tam), Elizabeth Debicki (Jensen), Roger Davies (Michael).
The Cloverfield Paradox begins nicely by bringing us up to speed on the Earth's energy crisis and work by scientists on a space station to solve the problem. Characters now introduced, the drama begins and the scientists realize they may have done more damage than good. The rest of the film is an interesting intellectual problem married to emotions and the never ending struggle to survive in space. The film finishes with a couple of twists and a more mild ending than expected.
Acting was solid with Mbatha-Raw delivering solid emotion throughout. Oyelowo was enjoyable, and Hennie was appropriately annoying. O'Dowd was enjoyable and delivered some bits of humor well. The remainder of the cast were solid.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds are good with nice detail. CGI and action effects were well done throughout and added greatly to the film. Dialogue was good and brought nice depth. Sound and soundtrack are pretty good.
Overall The Cloverfield Paradox is a solid sci-fi thriller with a plot that is a bit unique. Acting and technical work are good and the film holds interest pretty well. Those who enjoy a nice space sci-fi should enjoy this one.
With some violence, gore, foul language, and potentially disturbing scenes, limit this one to mature teens and above.
Released: 2018
Reviewed: 2.14.18
Star rating: 3 out of 5
Genre: Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi Thrillers, Sci-Fi Fantasy, Action Thrillers, Sci-Fi Action
copyright ©2018 Dave Riedel
Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Hamilton), David Oyelowo (Kiel), Daniel Bruhl (Schmidt), John Ortiz (Monk), Chris O'Dowd (Mundy), Aksel Hennie (Volkov), Ziyi Zhang (Tam), Elizabeth Debicki (Jensen), Roger Davies (Michael).
The Cloverfield Paradox begins nicely by bringing us up to speed on the Earth's energy crisis and work by scientists on a space station to solve the problem. Characters now introduced, the drama begins and the scientists realize they may have done more damage than good. The rest of the film is an interesting intellectual problem married to emotions and the never ending struggle to survive in space. The film finishes with a couple of twists and a more mild ending than expected.
Acting was solid with Mbatha-Raw delivering solid emotion throughout. Oyelowo was enjoyable, and Hennie was appropriately annoying. O'Dowd was enjoyable and delivered some bits of humor well. The remainder of the cast were solid.
Camera work, sets, and backgrounds are good with nice detail. CGI and action effects were well done throughout and added greatly to the film. Dialogue was good and brought nice depth. Sound and soundtrack are pretty good.
Overall The Cloverfield Paradox is a solid sci-fi thriller with a plot that is a bit unique. Acting and technical work are good and the film holds interest pretty well. Those who enjoy a nice space sci-fi should enjoy this one.
With some violence, gore, foul language, and potentially disturbing scenes, limit this one to mature teens and above.
Released: 2018
Reviewed: 2.14.18
Star rating: 3 out of 5
Genre: Sci-Fi, Sci-Fi Thrillers, Sci-Fi Fantasy, Action Thrillers, Sci-Fi Action
copyright ©2018 Dave Riedel
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