Shadow in the Cloud

If this movie was about being a vehicle for Chloë Grace Moretz than it was excellent! Not a hard sell for me by a far stretch as I’ve been a fan of hers snice Kick Ass. Shadow in the Cloud does a good job of showing us what a good actor she is and what a great action hero she can be. A total movie star. She reminds me of  Meryl Streep. Maybe I’m reaching too far but I just feel that when I see her, despite the fact that I would love to see her do something that would make her the next Ellen Ripley or something (Sigourney Weaver was nominated for an Oscar for Aliens).

As for the movie itself…it’s good! I will admit when the movie started out with that generic 80s looking title card, you know the one you seen in Good Time, the Neon Demon and a bunch of other films that seem to celebrate a trend in movies during the early to mid 80s, the one’s scored by Tangerine Dream. I raised an eyebrow for a second when I saw that thinking to myself “is there a free App all filmmakers use that just layers this style on top of your film like it you are posting something on snap chat?

Also as the plot goes further, it keeps escalating the ridiculousness and the outrageousness of it all. It got to the point where the film was all about style overall, Felt like certain specials effects done particularly for a look rather than effectiveness, doing things that was easier to get away with in the era the film feels like it’s influenced by.

However, once you get to the end Shadow in the Cloud leaves a very good taste in my mouth. It’s an exciting mixed of action, horror, adventure and Sci-Fi and it showcases what Moretz id capable in theses and all genres.

Thumbs way up!