This week it seems horror and suspense are back in theater. My last scary movie wasn't what I thought it should be, so I was excited to see if 10 Cloverfield Lane could meet the challenge.
The movie starts with a woman named Michelle (played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead) packing up a suitcase while on the phone with her boyfriend Ben (voice by Bradley Cooper). She hangs up and gets in her car and drives out of the city. Ben calls her in the car, and she lets him talk for a little bit before hanging up again. Ben calls again, but before Michelle could answer, she gets hit by a truck, causing her to roll into a ditch.
Michelle wakes up in a small room with an injury on her head. Upon further investigation she sees her leg is chained to a pipe and gets scared. She grabs a pole and uses its hook to get her phone to call for help. Unfortunately, there is no signal, and she hears someone coming downstairs. A man opens the door and gives her some food and tells her that he saved her from the car wreck. It is a man named Howard (played by John Goodman) and leaves after giving her a pair of crutches. She doesn't believe him to be a good guy so Michelle gets one of the wooden crutches and carves it to make the tip sharper. Michelle gets Howard to come back, and when he enters, she hits him and tries to make a run for it, but Howard quickly grabs her and gives her a needle to put her to sleep.
The plot was really suspenseful and thought provoking. There was a very distinct terror throughout the movie. I really enjoyed the thrills that the director and writers took the audience on. The end did seem to feel a bit like the kind of scene to continue the franchise into sequels, but in a good way.
Even better than the plot was the acting. John Goodman really pulled off a terrifying character. You would almost believe that he was crazy in real life. Mary Elizabeth Winstead is someone I remember from the Scott Pilgrim movie and I liked her then. She does great with roles that show how smart she is and this one is no different. I even enjoyed the work done by John Gallagher Jr. to make it a movie that keeps you on edge even though most of the time there is just the three of them on the screen.
Overall I really enjoyed this movie and think it was a huge step up from the last one I reviewed. I would rate this movie 9.1/10
The movie starts with a woman named Michelle (played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead) packing up a suitcase while on the phone with her boyfriend Ben (voice by Bradley Cooper). She hangs up and gets in her car and drives out of the city. Ben calls her in the car, and she lets him talk for a little bit before hanging up again. Ben calls again, but before Michelle could answer, she gets hit by a truck, causing her to roll into a ditch.
Michelle wakes up in a small room with an injury on her head. Upon further investigation she sees her leg is chained to a pipe and gets scared. She grabs a pole and uses its hook to get her phone to call for help. Unfortunately, there is no signal, and she hears someone coming downstairs. A man opens the door and gives her some food and tells her that he saved her from the car wreck. It is a man named Howard (played by John Goodman) and leaves after giving her a pair of crutches. She doesn't believe him to be a good guy so Michelle gets one of the wooden crutches and carves it to make the tip sharper. Michelle gets Howard to come back, and when he enters, she hits him and tries to make a run for it, but Howard quickly grabs her and gives her a needle to put her to sleep.
The plot was really suspenseful and thought provoking. There was a very distinct terror throughout the movie. I really enjoyed the thrills that the director and writers took the audience on. The end did seem to feel a bit like the kind of scene to continue the franchise into sequels, but in a good way.
Even better than the plot was the acting. John Goodman really pulled off a terrifying character. You would almost believe that he was crazy in real life. Mary Elizabeth Winstead is someone I remember from the Scott Pilgrim movie and I liked her then. She does great with roles that show how smart she is and this one is no different. I even enjoyed the work done by John Gallagher Jr. to make it a movie that keeps you on edge even though most of the time there is just the three of them on the screen.
Overall I really enjoyed this movie and think it was a huge step up from the last one I reviewed. I would rate this movie 9.1/10
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In honor of my Aunt, Tamara Kobylka, who lost her battle with cervical cancer this past week, I will give 3 entries for donations of $10+ to the Relay for Life in support of the Cancer Society. This is for the 3 years she has fought, she is now pain free again. I Love and Miss You.
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