Cloverfield is one of the most exciting & frightening sci-fi horrors of the last decade. A wobbly-rollercoaster ride that weaves its rickety way through darkened subways & exploding skyscrapers to avoid the powerful terrifying & destructive force that has New York City under attack. Matt Reeves monster-horror combines suspense terror & explosions within its sudden claustrophobic & tension-filled scenes of desperate New Yorkers struggling to stay alive. Robs (Michael Stahl-David) impending trip to Tokyo is put on hold when during his going away party a devastating & frightening presence starts to destroy the city. As the explosions screams & devastation increase Rob his brother Jason (Mike Vogel) & their group of friends face the most difficult decision of their lives. As Robs long-term friend & current love interest Beth (Odette Yustman) is trapped alone in her apartment on the other side of the city do they attempt to save themselves & flee the city to safety or head further in to the ruin & save Beth? Cloverfield is a fantastically wrought film where The Blair Witch Project style of using a handheld home video camera throughout adds tension & captures the chilling realism of the situation in which the city & group have found themselves in. With stylistic flourishes & inventive shocks director Matt Reeves & visionary producer J. J. Abrams (Lost) have delivered on their documentary-style monster attack concept & produced an enjoyable exhilarating & downright scary monster movie.