ThrillMessage
There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.
Catangro
After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.
Freeman
This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
paulclaassen
Although the found-footage genre has overstayed its welcome, this film was quite interesting and very different. A subtle supernatural start soon goes very wrong. The climax is insanely entertaining and incredibly well made! Dane DeHaan is excellent.
stmccloud-10287
What a pleasant surprise. Upon Chronicle's release in 2012, it looked like another smaller budget, Project X mixed with Final Destination high school movie. This of course was not the case at all, and I have decided to rate Chronicle at a 7 out of 10 due to its originality. Since this film has come out we have seen Stranger Things and some superhero movies blend in Chronicle's take on telekinesis and super powers. What is really fun about this movie is that even though it becomes a good guy verses the bad guy story, it's really about the evolution that gets us to that point. We also get to see two blossoming young actors that no one heard of at the time in Dane DeHaan and Michael B. Jordan. The three amigos in this story drive our interest as their friendship becomes stronger, as does their powers. As always, conflict grows when one person does not feel the same as the group. This in turn creates our bigger storyline and fuels the story to its conclusion.I would rate this higher, but I felt it was not quite on the scale of ground breaking movie making. It was however refreshing, and much better than what it's previews suggested. The usage of the title Chronicle was clever. However, the utilization of POV camera shots does get old in some scenes, but is brought back through the creativity of the telekenis camera techniques. If you like super hero movies...you may not love Chronicle. If you're like me, and really done with everything Marvel and DC studios has to throw at you, then perhaps you will enjoy it more than the next Batman vs. Aquaman vs. Antman, or whatever else they can piece together. Quick and dirty at just under 90 minutes, and most importantly, fun.
Matt Melchert
Every now and then, a movie comes along with unknown actors and a low budget, but then turns out to be far better than you'd ever believe. This is such a movie. The acting is first rate, the plot intriguing, and the characters develop well as the plot unfolds. There are even some mind-blowing special effects that are quite well done.It's about three teenagers who discover they have developed superpowers. The three have distinct personalities, and handle their new abilities in different ways. The story moves from teenage awkwardness to wonder, then spirals tragically out of control, with some spectacular CGI along the way.The acting by the three leads is very natural and convincing. Andrew's father on the other hand was truly monstrous; so bad some may find it strains credulity. Unfortunately though, there are real people like that out there; if you find the father's character unbelievable just thank your lucky stars.I'll give this movie 9/10 because it exceeded expectations so spectacularly. So...why is this movie not more well known?
The Couchpotatoes
I'm normally not a big fan of the handycam filming technique. In the beginning it was all new and okay but personally I think they should stop that technique. It doesn't do movies any good. Not that Chronicle is a bad movie though. It's definitely something else then the usual superhero movies that we see so much lately. Here three kids get telekinetic super powers after discovering a strange thing underground. What starts as a bit of fun quickly escalates in catastrophes. The story is easy to follow. It's different then the usual action heroes that use their powers to fight evil. The actors are all quite young and are not bad. Thinking about what they do with their powers makes me realize that I would probably try the same things. But it's all fiction. So all in all it's an entertaining movie to watch.
