10 Cloverfield Lane
- Directed by: Dan Trachtenberg
- Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Goodman, John Gallagher, Bradley Cooper, Sumalee G. Montano
- Genre: Action
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- Theater Release: 03/11/2016
- Video Release: 06/14/2016
- Run Time: 1hr 43min
Synopsis
Following a car accident, Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) awakens in the basement fallout shelter of a conspiracy-crazed man (John Goodman) who claims to have saved her from the wreckage of the crash. He also informs her that a chemical attack has devastated the surrounding area, rendering the outside world uninhabitable. Emmett (John Gallagher Jr.), who barely made it into the shelter, corroborates this version of events, but Michelle remains suspicious. As the dynamics within the bunker continually shift, she begins to doubt the truth of both what's happening in the shelter and in the outside world. Dan Trachtenberg made his feature-length debut with this semi-sequel sci-fi thriller, produced by J.J. Abrams and written by Josh Campbell, Matthew Stuecken, and Damien Chazelle.
Following a car accident, Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) awakens in the basement fallout shelter of a conspiracy-crazed man (John Goodman) who claims to have saved her from the wreckage of the crash. He also informs her that a chemical attack has devastated the surrounding area, rendering the outside world uninhabitable. Emmett (John Gallagher Jr.), who barely made it into the shelter, corroborates this version of events, but Michelle remains suspicious. As the dynamics within the bunker continually shift, she begins to doubt the truth of both what's happening in the shelter and in the outside world. Dan Trachtenberg made his feature-length debut with this semi-sequel sci-fi thriller, produced by J.J. Abrams and written by Josh Campbell, Matthew Stuecken, and Damien Chazelle.
Reviews
"It is designed to be fun, efficient and accessible and delivers precisely and exactly on that..." (Los Angeles Times)
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "10 CLOVERFIELD LANE comes loaded with everything a psychological thriller needs to shatter your nerves -- and then kicks it up a notch." (Rolling Stone)
"10 CLOVERFIELD LANE is vastly smarter and more satisfying than its predecessor..." (Variety)
4 stars out of 5 -- "All three characters are strongly played by a cast that was allowed to act out the drama chronologically courtesy of the single setting, and each has a backstory that further ratchets the tension..." (Total Film)
4 stars out of 5 -- "Goodman is good in the showiest role, but it’s Winstead’s film, and she ably takes us with her on her journey of ever-changing emotions." (Empire)
"[T]his is an entirely different breed of movie that’s potentially even more effective for its shift in style and tone." (Hollywood Reporter)
"It’s lean, and taut, and tense, and moves with Swiss-clock precision." -- Grade: B (Entertainment Weekly)
"Winstead makes a capable surrogate for taking in and reacting to the dribs and drabs of dubious information the story provides....Winstead mostly keeps things grounded..." (Boston Globe)
"Sneakily tweaking our fears of terrorism, 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE though no more than a kissing cousin to its namesake, is smartly chilling and finally spectacular. A sequel is virtually a given." (New York Times)
"[A] pressurized chamber thriller....There’s a fine, nerve-jangling little psychological thriller here." (A.V. Club)
3 stars out of 4 -- "A tight, tense thriller carried by excellent performances from John Goodman and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. It has echoes of Alfred Hitchcock and H.G. Wells embedded in a cat-and-mouse game after the end of the world." (RogerEbert.com)
3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he real drama lies in the interpersonal chamber-piece dynamics of these increasingly frazzled characters." (The Guardian)
"[A] wicked, witty thriller by the first-time director Dan Trachtenberg....The film dances nimbly between explanations, maintaining its balance even as it delights in knocking viewers off theirs." (The Atlantic)
"It is designed to be fun, efficient and accessible and delivers precisely and exactly on that..." (Los Angeles Times)
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "10 CLOVERFIELD LANE comes loaded with everything a psychological thriller needs to shatter your nerves -- and then kicks it up a notch." (Rolling Stone)
"10 CLOVERFIELD LANE is vastly smarter and more satisfying than its predecessor..." (Variety)
4 stars out of 5 -- "All three characters are strongly played by a cast that was allowed to act out the drama chronologically courtesy of the single setting, and each has a backstory that further ratchets the tension..." (Total Film)
4 stars out of 5 -- "Goodman is good in the showiest role, but it’s Winstead’s film, and she ably takes us with her on her journey of ever-changing emotions." (Empire)
"[T]his is an entirely different breed of movie that’s potentially even more effective for its shift in style and tone." (Hollywood Reporter)
"It’s lean, and taut, and tense, and moves with Swiss-clock precision." -- Grade: B (Entertainment Weekly)
"Winstead makes a capable surrogate for taking in and reacting to the dribs and drabs of dubious information the story provides....Winstead mostly keeps things grounded..." (Boston Globe)
"Sneakily tweaking our fears of terrorism, 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE though no more than a kissing cousin to its namesake, is smartly chilling and finally spectacular. A sequel is virtually a given." (New York Times)
"[A] pressurized chamber thriller....There’s a fine, nerve-jangling little psychological thriller here." (A.V. Club)
3 stars out of 4 -- "A tight, tense thriller carried by excellent performances from John Goodman and Mary Elizabeth Winstead. It has echoes of Alfred Hitchcock and H.G. Wells embedded in a cat-and-mouse game after the end of the world." (RogerEbert.com)
3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he real drama lies in the interpersonal chamber-piece dynamics of these increasingly frazzled characters." (The Guardian)
"[A] wicked, witty thriller by the first-time director Dan Trachtenberg....The film dances nimbly between explanations, maintaining its balance even as it delights in knocking viewers off theirs." (The Atlantic)
