The Cloverfield Paradox

Name: The Cloverfield Paradox
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller
Released: February 4, 2018
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 37
Cast: Aksel Hennie, Chris O'Dowd, Clover Nee, Daniel Brühl, David Oyelowo

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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 27 Critics

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date (Streaming): February 4, 2018

Starring: Aksel Hennie, Chris O'Dowd, Clover Nee, Daniel Brühl, David Oyelowo, Elizabeth Debicki, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, John Ortiz, Roger Davies, Ziyi Zhang

Summary: In the near future, a group of international astronauts on a space station are working to solve a massive energy crisis on Earth. The experimental technology aboard the station has an unexpected result, leaving the team isolated and fighting for their survival.

Director: Julius Onah

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller, Horror

Rating: TV-MA

Runtime: 102 min

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13	#13 Most Discussed Movie of 2018
26	#26 Most Shared Movie of 2018

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Paste Magazine - Jim Vorel

Feb 4, 2018

It’s easy to see why studio execs at Paramount were unsure of how to market this movie, as it seemingly attempts to check so many boxes at once that nearly any description is going to fail to accurately convey the experience of watching it. Ultimately, it’s that unstable, unpredictable nature that is simultaneously its most entertaining and most problematic aspect. Read full review

The Playlist - Kevin Jagernauth

Feb 5, 2018

The greatest benefit of the shock release of The Cloverfield Paradox is that going in cold makes the most out of the film’s bonkers turns. Read full review

Chicago Sun-Times - Richard Roeper

Feb 7, 2018

A mildly entertaining and sometimes thought-provoking but ultimately ludicrous deep space thriller. Read full review

The Film Stage - Jordan Raup

Feb 5, 2018

Not containing the wit to be smart, thrilling sci-fi nor the chutzpah to embrace a fun, B-movie shlock vibe, it unfortunately feels like an uninspired TV pilot that any other network would’ve permanently locked in a vault. Read full review

Vox - Alissa Wilkinson

Feb 4, 2018

The Cloverfield Paradox has a great cast and an interesting setup, but it feels extremely — almost painfully — derivative of other science fiction films. It’s not nearly as good as its predecessors. Read full review

The Atlantic - David Sims

Feb 5, 2018

Not only is it not very good as a standalone story, but it’s also been bizarrely shoehorned in to J.J. Abrams’s nebulous Cloverfield franchise (which now consists of three films made in the last 10 years) with next to no narrative justification. Read full review

The Hollywood Reporter - John DeFore

Feb 4, 2018

A trainwreck of a sci-fi flick bent on extending a franchise that should have died a peaceful death almost exactly one decade ago. Read full review

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Vancomycin

Feb 4, 2018

If you like Event Horizon, Rick and Morty and the Alien franchise, you'll love this.

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wesloow

Feb 6, 2018

Cloverfield Paradox is a competent sci fi, but some quick decisions make it not up to par with the other films in the franchise.

1 of 6 users found this helpful15

moviemitch96

Feb 5, 2018

Netflix decided to surprise us all by releasing this right after the Superbowl, which was preceded by a brief 30-sec preview during the commercials. This made me especially eager, given what a huge fan I am of the Cloverfield films and their ever-so secretive marketing, as well as theNetflix decided to surprise us all by releasing this right after the Superbowl, which was preceded by a brief 30-sec preview during the commercials. This made me especially eager, given what a huge fan I am of the Cloverfield films and their ever-so secretive marketing, as well as the numerous delays and release date changes this third installment has suffered. Well, all that and the fact that this went to Netflix rather than be distributed to theaters via Paramount like the previous two films were should've been some red flags for me from the get go, cause while this managed to be entertaining and intriguing often times, it was a bit of a disappointment on all other fronts, especially in relation to it's connection to the Cloverfield anthology. While it did partially succeed in somewhat cleverly bridging a few gaps between the other films here and there, the rest of it felt like simply a jumbled and confusing mess. The talented cast (consisting of Daniel Bruhl, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo, Elizabeth Debicki, and Chris O'Dowd to name a few) made do with what they were given to work with, cause to be fair to them, they did this film before it was reworked into a Cloverfield film, much like how the previous film 10 Cloverfield Lane was made. And not to spoil too much, but also much like 10 Cloverfield Lane, really the only connection to Cloverfield that this film had didn't really occur until the very end, and even that ended up being rather ridiculous and quite literally last-minute. Overall, it's simply fine when looked at as a sci-fi adventure film, but those looking for deeper and further connections into Cloverfield kinda like I was would really be getting their hopes up. Definitely the weakest link yet in this so-called connected anthology of Cloverfield films yet.… Expand

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lewiswake

Feb 5, 2018

The Cloverfield Paradox is a generic mish-mash of almost every notable "a team in space aboard a space station" film.

Rather than a sci-fi spectacle it feels more like a mediocre 'Black Mirror' which happened to have a large budget. While it doesn't deliver anything memorable, it is stillThe Cloverfield Paradox is a generic mish-mash of almost every notable "a team in space aboard a space station" film.

Rather than a sci-fi spectacle it feels more like a mediocre 'Black Mirror' which happened to have a large budget.

While it doesn't deliver anything memorable, it is still enjoyable for fans of the Cloverfield franchise and ties up a few loose ends of the mysteries presented in the other films.… Expand

7 of 9 users found this helpful72

RoccosRant

Feb 5, 2018

Lots of bad exposition, tons of unanswered questions, and no real identity as a movie. Characters made mind-bogglingly stupid decisions and it really seemed like they pieced the story and general motives of the characters on a whim. Wanted this to be good but some of these Netflix moviesLots of bad exposition, tons of unanswered questions, and no real identity as a movie. Characters made mind-bogglingly stupid decisions and it really seemed like they pieced the story and general motives of the characters on a whim. Wanted this to be good but some of these Netflix movies are starting to seem a lot more like the bargain bin at Walmart than a studio defeating juggernaut. B- for effort, D for execution.… Expand

5 of 6 users found this helpful51

Greysteel

Feb 6, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Despite it's shock value, and the strength of it's franchise, Paradox is a car crash of poor performance, poor script and poor delivery. Very little of it makes sense and despite several points where it tries it's best almost everything falls flat. Chris O'Dowd takes the gong for best line when forced to confront the plot itself in the form of his on severed arm writing out a message on the floor. Only for that little gem to never be explained either. Miss it, you're better off just not knowing.… Expand

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Starwarsfan0001

Mar 26, 2018

J.J. Abrahms should have just retired 10 years ago instead of crapping out garbage and ruining star wars and star trek. I loved the original cloverfield and loved lost, everything he has touched since then is complete trash.

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