A group of young party goers find there party interrupted by an inhuman sound and soon they are fleeing for their lives as New York City comes under attack from something.

If you are going to watch this movie, take some anti motion sickness pills first. The whole movie is shot from the perspective of a hand held camera and the action, running, and so forth are not conducive for smooth camera pans. I actually fell nausea while watching this.  This also makes the movie feel realistic. The cast, of pretty much unknowns, are very believable and you get caught up in their lives and feelings as they track across the big apple. Hud, the camera man, inserts well needed humour to stop Cloverfield from taking itself too seriously and yet still comes across as realistic. In every crowd that is someone who makes wise cracks while bad shit is going down.

Some of the first weekend success of Cloverfield will be due to its marketing campaign which started off without even given away the name. Slowly the hype built and it was interesting seeing the final product to see if it was worth the hype. I think it was for a couple of different reasons. Yes, it is Blair Witch meets Godzilla but nobodies nose dripped on the camera. It is a very different and yet understandable way to telling the tale. It isn’t a typical Hollywood movie and without famous names, you didn’t focus on if Brad or George survived or not, rather whether the group of friends will make it to safety and just what is attacking the statue of liberty.

If you get car sick you may not wish to see this without a paper bag or perhaps an empty pop corn bucket handy. It is a movie worth watching and a unique idea that works well.