Mary Elizabeth Winstead is trapped in a bunker with John Goodman and John Gallagher in 10 Cloverfield Lane, a twisty mystery thriller that ricochets between black comedy and white-knuckle scares.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead’s Michelle wakes after a car crash to find herself trapped in a bunker with John Goodman’s gloomy survivalist, Howard. He declares he has rescued her from an apocalyptic calamity that has just befallen the US and rendered the outside world uninhabitable. But in 10 Cloverfield Lane are the real perils outside or on the inside?
It’s best not to give too much else away about this twisty, gripping mystery thriller (although the teasing title will be a tip off for some). Suffice to say that first-time feature director Dan Trachtenberg beautifully executes the claustrophobic drama that ensues, steadily ratcheting the tension as the mood inside the bunker slides back and forth between black comedy and white-knuckle scares.
The performances are terrific, too. Goodman’s patriarchal conspiracy theorist is simultaneously sinister and pitiful, creepy and absurd; John Gallagher Jr’s good-old-boy Emmett, the bunker’s third occupant, does useful third-wheel service, while Winstead makes a credibly gutsy and sympathetic survivor.
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Certificate 12. Runtime 103 mins. Director Dan Trachtenberg
10 Cloverfield Lane is available on Digital HD and is released on Blu-ray & DVD on 25th July, courtesy of Paramount Home Media Distribution and Universal Pictures (UK).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQy-ANhnUpE
Extras:
Blu-ray: • Commentary by Director Dan Trachtenberg and Producer J.J. Abrams
• Cloverfield Too
• Bunker Mentality
• Duck and Cover
• Spin-Off
• Kelvin Optical
• Fine Tuned
• End of Story
DVD: • Commentary by Director Dan Trachtenberg and Producer J.J. Abrams
• Cloverfield Too
• Bunker Mentality
• End of Story
