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The biggest shock of Super Bowl Sunday wasn’t Nick Foles and the Eagles defeating Tom Brady and the Patriots, it was Netflix, who released a surprise trailer for their science fiction horror film The Cloverfield Paradox during the second quarter before announcing that, oh yeah, the movie will also be available to stream immediately after the Super Bowl.
C’mon, Netflix! It’s like, “Thanks bud, but give us a little bit of notice so we can plan our lives accordingly!”
Directed by Julius Onah and produced by J.J. Abrams, the third installment of the franchise follows a group of international astronauts on a space station working to solve a massive energy crisis on Earth. The experimental technology aboard the station has an unexpected result, leaving the team isolated and fighting for their survival. The film boasts an all-star cast — including Gugu Mbatha-Raw, David Oyelowo, Daniel Brühl, and Chris O’Dowd — but is it worth watching? Well, it depends on how much you enjoy the franchise.
Opinions regarding the quality of this surprise Netflix flick have been split. If you go to the Cloverfield Paradox Rotten Tomatoes page, the film has earned a paltry 14% Tomatometer rating but a respectable 63% Audience Score (and a 6.7/10 rating on IMDB), which speaks to the divide between critics and the audience. John DeFore of the Hollywood Reporter calls the movie a “trainwreck of a sci-fi flick,” while Benjamin Lee of The Guardian refers to it as “an unholy mess.”
The Twittersphere was also abuzz with varying opinions regarding The Cloverfield Paradox. Here’s a smattering of reviews:
Some fans seem to have enjoyed The Cloverfield Paradox, while others gave it the hardest of hard passes. Judge for yourself by streaming this buzzy sci-fi flick on Netflix.
