The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)

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  TheMovieDiorama

  3 / 10

  The Cloverfield Paradox strings together illogical scenarios to create a galactic mess. Possibly employing the best marketing technique ever, announcing and releasing the film on the very same day to everyone's surprise, my excitement naturally exceeded my expectation. But then I read it: "no cinematic release". Immediately, I quivered in fear. Did the producers wander if this sci-fi thriller was not good enough for a theatrical release? They must've done, because guess what? It's. An. Absolute. Disaster. A group of astronauts attempt to solve Earth's energy crisis by using a particle accelerator on their space station, only to find themselves teleported to an alternate parallel dimension. My dissatisfaction for this tangled paradoxical mess knows no bounds. No suspense. No thrills. No engaging characters. Nothing. Aside from the pleasing visual effects, Mbatha-Raw's performance and the presence of Zhang Ziyi, who still remains underappreciated to this very day, the struggle to find enjoyment in this was real. Writer Uziel seemingly takes the sci-fi genre and decides to test the boundaries of illogicality. Never mix complication with fallaciousness. This results in the vast majority of the screenplay consisting of explanations in an attempt to form some sense of scientific reasoning, leaving no space for character development. In actual fact, these explanations are powered by various plot conveniences that still make no sense. The characters can shout out terms like "quantum entanglement" to explain the merging of dimensions, but the lack of conviction results in stupidity. The boring plot, pointless sub-plot and wooden characters are so thinly written that the air in space is thicker (hint: there is no air in space). O'Dowd's comedic relief was not wanted. Ortiz deserved more screentime. Ziyi decimated the competition. JJ Abrams should be embarrassed with this. I want 102 minutes back. Lazy, just stupendously lazy. This simply exists as a tenuous link to the 'Cloverfield' franchise. Except, the mystery has now been tainted. A colossal dimensional disappointment.

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