Cloverfield

This unusual, verité-style science fiction thriller offers a ground-level view of a giant monster’s attack on New York City. A lone video camera records the mounting desperation of a group of friends who find their everyday lives totally shattered by the alien horror destroying their city. Though boosted on its release by a viral marketing scheme that filled in an evocative and complex back story, Cloverfield stands on its own merits as a novel, thrilling, and finally poignant monster movie.