Cloudmeister

Seriously, tense is not a strong enough word. This movie was absolutely terrifying. In the cinema I was thinking, Whilst this is a good movie and I would recommend it to anyone, I will probably never watch it myself again. It was just too intense. I do have a few problems with it. The plot for one; it starts off very plausible for a sci-fi and continues to be very believable until the last half hour or so. The mood is established enough that by that point you should really be into the film enough to go along with anything (see Alien for what I mean here), but there are a few factors which just create this huge gaping plot hole. I won't spoil anything but if you watch it just pay attention to the situation and remember the time frame that is mentioned.

I've got to say, the acting and direction were spot on. Cillian Murphy is brilliant as always, as is Michelle Yeoh, Hiroyuki Sanada and Cliff Curtis, but all are outshone (ignore the pun please) by Chris Evans. Yes that's right, the Human Torch. The role was so different from his previous roles and he handled it ridiculously well. That was the biggest surprise of the movie.