“その時、何が起きたのか？”
J・J・エイブラムスが、モキュメンタリーの手法で描く、巨大都市ニューヨークを舞台に“未知の何者か”が大規模な破壊を繰り広げるSFパニック・アクション超大作。とあるニューヨークの夜、日本への転属が決まり、赴任することになったロブ(マイケル・スタール＝デヴィッド)のために、大勢の仲間たちがサプライズ・パーティーを開く。そのパーティーの最中、突然、とてつもない爆音が聞こえ彼らが屋上へ行くと、まるで爆撃を受けたかのようにニューヨークの街がパニックに陥っていた。
製作費: $25,000,000 (38億円)
興行収入: $170,764,026 (256億円)
推定収支: $145,764,026 (219億円)
※製作費・興行収入はTMDBのデータを参照しています。収支は(興行収入 - 製作費)で算出したFindKey独自の推定値であり、広告宣伝費や諸経費は含まれません (1ドル=150円換算)。
監督: マット・リーヴス
脚本: ドリュー・ゴダード
制作: J・J・エイブラムス / Bryan Burk / Guy Riedel
撮影監督: Michael Bonvillain
制作会社: Bad Robot
I suppose the first thing to warn of is - it is shot entirely POV, and for many (including me) that can prove to be really quite annoying at times (and particularly difficult to light effectively). The premiss is that "Jason" (Mike Vogel) and girlfriend "Lily" (Jessica Lucas) are living the happy lives of a young couple. When one night they set off to attend a leaving do for their pal "Rob" (Michael Stahl-David) their party is shattered by what seems like an earthquake, followed by a desperate hunt for his girlfriend "Beth" (Odette Annable) as something ginormous is stalking the streets of New York. The camera passes from person to person, so that does give us a different perspective of the ensuing mania - but actually I didn't find them a particularly engaging bunch of panic-stricken folks so I can't say I was very concerned for their safety. Some of the decisions they make - admittedly under a fair degree of duress - seem staggeringly risky and/or stupid; the sound editing overdoes the screeching and wailing to such an extent that the dialogue can be barely audible at times, and though well paced eventually, it still takes just a bit too long to actually get going. It is certainly an interesting concept, and if the style of cinematography doesn't drive you mad after twenty minutes, then I reckon you will quite enjoy the intimacy of the thing - at times, it is actually quite scary.
