An average movie

Since I kept hearing some pretty good things about this movie, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, even though 'Cloverfield' doesn't have a really stellar reputation, I really had a weak spot for the damned thing but, to be honest, I didn't care much for this sequel. I mean, I did like the fact that they went for a completely different approach and used some completely different characters but, as far as I was concerned, the story didn't really work for me. Basically, they tried to mash-up 3 different genres (abduction thriller, alien invasion and apocalyptic end-of-the-world) but this mix seemed to be too much to handle in 100 mins. Furthermore, the beginning was rather awkward regarding how Howard handled Michelle. He was presented as a psycho but, then, he turned out to be a good guy but, even then, it didn't last for very long as he turned to be still a psycho after all. Seriously, guys, just make up your mind at some point. To be honest, the whole thing actually bored me which was rather suprising since I actually have a weak spot for such minimalistic feature taking place in one location with only a few characters.  Still, I have to admit it, the directing was decent enough and they kept me guessing for a while. Anyway, even if I couldn't see how this movie was an improvement on 'Cloverfield,  I guess it is still worth a look, at least if you like the genre. 

6/10