Chronicle - Don't let it go to your head

This review is on the movie Chronicle starring Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell, and Micheal B. Jordan. This film was directed by Josh Trank who also did Big Fan, and Dante's World. I haven't heard of those other two movies personally so I didn't really expect much. When I first saw previews for this film I admit I was intrigued but in the back of my mind I knew this was going to be another poorly written, sloppy plotted, horribly acted, cliched Action/Science Fiction film. It seemed like just another blip on my radar that I was going to let pass me by. But the more previews I saw the more I wanted to see it. Then I read the comments people had posted who had already seen the movie a week or two before it was released. All of them were positive which justified my curiosity. The style of filming I believe is called "Found footage" also used in Blair Witch and Cloverfield. This means the actors are the ones in control of the camera. In my opinion the director learned from the mistakes the other found footage films made and learned from them. I was very impressed with the filming. CG was a little iffy. But at times it didn't even feel like it was filmed in that style. The camera is still very shaky so if you get motion sickness easily this is an early warning, you may get dizzy or sick. This movie begins with Andrew (Dane) working his newly purchased camera in his bedroom deciding to film his entire life from there on out. Immediately you see his home life is less than satisfactory, riddled with abuse from a drunk father, and sadness from a dying mother. But soon everything changes when he and two sort of newly discovered friends find something. I honestly can't be accurate to say what it was. To be safe I can claim it was alien, but that's just a safe bet. The sense of realness to this movie is quite staggering. Just for the fact that there are real families like that, kids being bullied by there parents and there peers at school. It may hit close to home for some. Dane DeHaan impressed me greatly. This boy could have a very bright future in the world of acting. Micheal B. Johnson also did well. The acting from all was above par. The story was very well done. I enjoyed this film very much. I would highly recommend this film to anyone who would ask. But your taste may need to favor science fiction or superheros. I give Chronicle a 3 1/2 out of 4. Expect nothing and you shall come out quite full filled. I can fly.