Steph:
This is a somewhat silly alien-invasion, love-story disaster film that kept me in its grip because of all the explosions and the found footage format, which helped the film feel more visceral and immediate, and I genuinely enjoyed watching these kids try to survive the creepy monster, though some of the dialogue was pretty unrealistic and—since the film is mostly working with explosions and dialogue—it sometimes came off as lazy and uninteresting. ⏰⏰⏰
Josh:
Technically impressive, sure, and its always nice to see NYC again, but the camerawork is shaky enough to cause motion sickness, and it never really drew me in completely because, despite the loooong buildup before anything interesting happens, and despite the impressive screen presence of youngsters Lizzy Caplan and TJ Miller (yuck) the characters feel completely generic. ⏰⏰⏰
The Bare Minimum 