A Fun-To-Sinister 'Chronicle'.

I finally remember: 'The Blair Witch Project' started it all! The found-footage gimmick that was--most of the people would believe--burglarized by the 'Paranormal Activity' series, is without doubt becoming proofs of innovation and wit. Like 'The Last Exorcism' and unlike 'The Devil Inside' and 'Apollo 18', Chronicle managed to deliver a certainly worth-seeing flick.

For a self-claimed Seattle "forever alone and doesn't have friends" high schooler, Andrew (a good-looking and intimidating Dane DeHaan), a newly bought camera might be his first friend. Until eventually, he meets his cousin and only friend at the moment, Matt (Alex Rusell), who managed to make another guy bump in the bunch by the name, Steve (Michael B. Jordan). They trot in to a great discovery of the mystique; leaving uncanny powers over their neurons. Telekinesis, yes, you can assume. They prance the timeline of controlling the powers they've earned, until Andrew becomes eaten by his hostility that was seeded by her mother's terminal sickness and his dad's drinking abuse and pissing attitude. Chaos ensues, as pertinence to adherence in certain conventions of stories of flicks.

First time director Josh Trank gambled using the "found-footage" gimmick, and ended up thriving. There is a skillful storytelling using the handheld camera that added to the naturalism over the fantasy of the three horny for some estrogen in their beds, otherwise bromancing high schoolers. Right after the discovery of their powers, the trio sets out to a fun month of pranks that greatly felt Jackass. There was very minute amount of heroism in the first few minutes of the 80 in the whole film, until Andrew's hostility takes him over and decides that his superhuman hubris must travel to the extent he had to call himslef, the apex predator. The top of the food chain. Now, the dude convinces himself that he must go Godzilla-Gaga version and destroy a huge partition of the sweeping area of Seattle to prove he is the apex prrredd-- what's the term again? The thing that hooks me a wee bit more is the expansion of the storytelling from two-handheld cam (Andrew's and Monica's--played by  Anna Wood) to a bunch of oddly stunning surveillance cams. My favorite part is when Matt does something for Andrew. It's bromance and I don't feel like vomiting at all.

With characters well-developed, good storytelling, and skillful direction, Josh Trank sure made a 'debut'. What Trank understood is that superhero movies must show heart and inspiration; and terror is best effective right after you dipped from a plentiful amount of fun. Simple science. 4 stars.

Favorite line: (SPOILER, oopsie) Andrew: "Because, we're his mistress"