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

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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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

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

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

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

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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temptershell

Feb 6, 2018

My opinion is in the overwhelming minority but being honest - I liked the film (partly). Classic elements from films such as Life and Event Horizon combined in the picture, which complements the Cloverfield series. This is not a top-flight cinema, but a few scenes are really good.

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GerN

Feb 9, 2018

The Cloverfield Paradox is a sci-fi thriller, not Shakespeare, and the Cloverfield movies are not the Ring cycle. For what it is, particularly considered by itself, it is an exciting, entertaining film. There are parts which may be hard to follow, even confusing; it demands some effort beThe Cloverfield Paradox is a sci-fi thriller, not Shakespeare, and the Cloverfield movies are not the Ring cycle. For what it is, particularly considered by itself, it is an exciting, entertaining film. There are parts which may be hard to follow, even confusing; it demands some effort be made by the viewer. And don't expect it to reflect current reality - it is sci-fi. Enjoy the performances, the CGI, the thrills, pay attention and you should find this a worthwhile watch. My rating compares it to other genre films.… Expand

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Creeper3455

Feb 5, 2018

Following the chaotic rumble of the 32nd Super Bowl,Paramount decides to release a movie whose marketing and release were really really misguided (kind of),and that movie is The Cloverfield Paradox,directed by someone who really saw a ton of movies with Alex Kurtzman as a writer,a producerFollowing the chaotic rumble of the 32nd Super Bowl,Paramount decides to release a movie whose marketing and release were really really misguided (kind of),and that movie is The Cloverfield Paradox,directed by someone who really saw a ton of movies with Alex Kurtzman as a writer,a producer who's really talented at Sci-Fi,and somehow (somehow...),Executive Produced by MATT CREEPIN' REEVES (Cloverfield 2008 and 2017's War For The Planet Of The Apes). Whenever a Marvel or DC Movie gets announced,we can't help it,but just get excited at it,but most importantly,create whatever expectations we want,and that's great as a fan of a franchise,and that sure is what I did as someone who really liked Cloverfield '08 and 10 Cloverfield Lane.
And I was interested in seeing how the director could handle this mish-mash of a concept,but unfortunately...Yes it's THAT kind of movie.
The Cloverfield Paradox joins movies like Geostorm and The Snowman at being just a movie that wants to do something else rather than telling its own story.
And again,the concept is great,although it is sometimes hard to understand,even if it's done in a really well done montage at the beginning of the movie (like Geostorm).
This isn't saying that the movie is pretty bad (*coff coff* Winchester *coff coff*),because there are some good things in it...Maybe too good for this movie.
The acting and the cast choices are too good to be in this movie,like Gugu Mbatha Raw,who (just like Henson in Proud Mary) seems like if she wanted to do better than this. Same with Elizabeth Debicki and Daniel Oyelowo,who seemed kind of bored trough the entire movie and just wanted to be there for a paycheck. Daniel Bruhl (Rush,MARVEL Studios'Captain America Civil War),who I think is a great actor,really disappointed me with his performance,since he has to be this dude who almost does nothing for the entire movie.
Whoever wrote the story must be a literal Alex Kurtzman fan,since during the movie you could always count on bits of setup for a Cloverfield/Dark Universe thing,instead of telling its own story through scenes that are kind of hard to understand,and yes,even in the logic of a Cloverfield Movie.
Oh,and the teachnicl aspect? Yeah,it's just distracting for the movie,except the ''Alien Covenant'' shot of the movie who I'll save,since it made me happy as a Cloverfield Fan.
But that last shot isn't enough to save this hot mess of a movie. The Cloverfield Paradox will make some fans of the franchise conscious,but if you want a better Sci-Fi Horror flick,just watch Cloverfield '08 and/or 10 Cloverfield Lane,and try seeing bthis for your own "Netflix And Chill"-y risk.… Expand

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brntn

Feb 5, 2018

Think of every sci-fi thriller/budget horror cliché that you can and write it down. Congrats: you're now a screenwriter! Now you just need your movie to sit untouched for a few years until someone shows it to J.J. Abrams. He'll buy it, re-edit some things, re-brand it as a Cloverfield movie,Think of every sci-fi thriller/budget horror cliché that you can and write it down. Congrats: you're now a screenwriter! Now you just need your movie to sit untouched for a few years until someone shows it to J.J. Abrams. He'll buy it, re-edit some things, re-brand it as a Cloverfield movie, and voilà - your movie now gets a wide release!

Realtalk: this movie was predictable despite its attempts to be "hella random lol ;) ;)". At times it feels like entire exchanges between characters were cut out mid-scene. Characters are level-headed and a second later are suddenly screaming at each other over some super-forced point of drama.

I'm convinced that Netflix bought the rights to this just so they can get people interested in Altered Carbon.… Expand

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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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helohe

Feb 6, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The science in this movie just does not make any sense. It is not just bad it is completely wrong and annoyingly so. Spacestation breaks appart and stuff keeps spinning around it even though it is not attached to anything. Hatchdoor breaks and water and body freezes instantly. Gravity looks like to be sometimes present and sometimes not, depending on convenience. Hand from other universe can move by itself and can hear and see apparently as well without being attached to anything. Guy looses arm and is like "oh-well-whatever". People use too much energy on earth and fight war about the energy. Then instead of building more tried and trusted renewable energy sources, they build giant expensive space station based on untested physical theory with only enough energy for 5 or so tries and hope for the best. Meanwhile on earth everyone continues driving cars and using cell phones and fancy computers with buttons built into the desk and what-not and sparkly lights. Looks like there is no energy crisis going on whatsoever. The monsters or whatever that only appear like 2 seconds in the end of the movie are not explained. The parallel-universe story that is going on in the movie could explain that they come from the other universe, but even though the spacestation seems to suddenly have all the data from said universe (even though having been transported there from the regular universe) does not list anything about those monsters being there. Also the character from the other universe does not say anything about it. Apparrently you need a hyper-expensive gyroscope to just make a simple position analysis using known constellations. Apparently particle collisions can create deamons if one is to believe some guy they show in the tv. Also saying the particle accellerator is 1000x stronger than any ever built is kind of a lame comparison in terms of the scale involved in the energies of particle physics. Also the movie sucks.… Expand

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