Don’t be confused by the title. This is Cloverfield 2. It just looks and sounds a lot different than its predecessor. Imagine Blair Witch 2 with a decent plot. Not to say this sci fi thriller, which traps a “girl” named Michelle in an underground bunker with a crazy survivalist named Howard, isn’t a step down for the franchise.

There are moments of tension involving Michelle’s attempts to escape her virtual prison, which Howard and fellow inmate Emmett insist is actually a refuge against an apocalyptic fallout happening outside, but the ending, in which the truth is finally revealed, is unrealistic, silly even, compared to everything that came before it.

my rating : 3 of 5

2016