10 Cloverfield Lane review

A woman wakes up after a car accident to find herself trapped in an underground bunker.

I’m going to try to keep things as spoiler free as possible for 10 Cloverfield Lane, and you’d also do well to avoid the trailers if you want to get the most out of the experience.

Right from the off, this isn’t really a Cloverfield film. Sure the name is right there in the title and producer J.J. Abrams has been spouting off the words ‘spiritual successor’ in recent weeks but the fact is the film was written and planned without any connection to the original sci-fi flick, with any similar elements added late in the game.