Chronicle
Chronicle
7.085%72%6.8
In seguito alla casuale esposizione a quelle che sembrano radiazioni provenienti da un blocco di cristallo trovato in un buco nel terreno, Andrew, Matt e Steve scoprono di aver acquistato poteri telecinetici. Possono muovere piccoli oggetti, creare campi di forza intorno a sé che li proteggono e anche volare. Più si esercitano, più diventano abili e potenti.
KGM SOSAha recensito
24 dicembre 2025•
I’ve always loved this movie. It had been a while since I last watched it, so I gave Chronicle a rewatch & I loved it just as much as ever.
The found-footage concept being used outside of traditional horror, mixed with superpower elements, is so damn cool. This isn’t the comic-book variety of superpowers either, it’s highly realistic. The plot follows three teenagers who gain telekinetic abilities after poking around a mysterious hole in the ground, never explicitly explained but clearly feeling like some kind of extraterrestrial phenomenon. At first, they do what any of us would do & screw around with the powers, but things slowly unravel into a complex chain of events.
The underlying story beneath the superpowered stuff is surprisingly deep. One of the teenagers is an outcast bullied at school, abused by his alcoholic father & dealing with a sick, dying mother. This film stands out because it isn’t the tired “save the world” superhero cliché. Instead, it’s a grim, realistic & dark portrayal of what happens when superpowers amplify insecurity, isolation & anger. I once saw another review perfectly describe it as “Carrie meets The Blair Witch Project”, that comparison is spot on.
The special effects in this film are absolutely god-tier for the time. Chronicle genuinely set a new bar for visual effects when it released & I clearly remember how much better it looked compared to other movies of that era. You can actually see its influence in films that came afterward, this movie raised the industry standard. The effects, combined with strong acting & an authentic found-footage presentation, make the whole thing feel disturbingly real, like this was actual footage repurposed into a film.
On the realism front, this is some of the best found footage ever done. It avoids the cheap glitch-fest, shaky-cam nonsense horror movies often use to hide things or artificially build tension, which don’t get me wrong I still love, but this movie feels like how a camera would actually record events in real life.
There’s also plenty of heavy imagery throughout with violent domestic abuse, bullying & death. While death isn’t a constant presence, the moments where it occurs are genuinely sad, often involving characters who are sweet & likeable, which makes it hit harder.
The acting across the board is phenomenal. This movie was absolutely Michael B. Jordan’s launchpad into stardom, while not his first notable role, it undeniably set him up for defining performances in Creed, Black Panther, Fantastic Four & Sinners. Dane DeHaan delivers a career-defining performance here as well; this was his first major lead role & led to projects like The Amazing Spider-Man 2, ZeroZeroZero, A Cure for Wellness & Valerian. He was truly exceptional in this film.
Alex Russell, while given a less deeply written character than the other two, was still remarkable, & this role helped lead him to projects like Carrie, Unbroken, Only the Brave & S.W.A.T. The actor who played the abusive father also deserves enormous credit, obviously a deeply unlikeable character, but portrayed so convincingly that it adds enormous emotional weight to the film.
Overall, this is a remarkable movie that hasn’t truly been replicated though I sincerely hope Hollywood keeps trying. This realistic superpower approach is criminally undersaturated. Films like Jumper & Hancock come to mind as the closest cousins & they’re all bangers. Frankly, this subgenre is far more interesting than the wildly oversaturated comic-book superhero movies we keep getting.
KGM SOSAha recensito
24 dicembre 2025•
I’ve always loved this movie. It had been a while since I last watched it, so I gave Chronicle a rewatch & I loved it just as much as ever.
The found-footage concept being used outside of traditional horror, mixed with superpower elements, is so damn cool. This isn’t the comic-book variety of superpowers either, it’s highly realistic. The plot follows three teenagers who gain telekinetic abilities after poking around a mysterious hole in the ground, never explicitly explained but clearly feeling like some kind of extraterrestrial phenomenon. At first, they do what any of us would do & screw around with the powers, but things slowly unravel into a complex chain of events.
The underlying story beneath the superpowered stuff is surprisingly deep. One of the teenagers is an outcast bullied at school, abused by his alcoholic father & dealing with a sick, dying mother. This film stands out because it isn’t the tired “save the world” superhero cliché. Instead, it’s a grim, realistic & dark portrayal of what happens when superpowers amplify insecurity, isolation & anger. I once saw another review perfectly describe it as “Carrie meets The Blair Witch Project”, that comparison is spot on.
The special effects in this film are absolutely god-tier for the time. Chronicle genuinely set a new bar for visual effects when it released & I clearly remember how much better it looked compared to other movies of that era. You can actually see its influence in films that came afterward, this movie raised the industry standard. The effects, combined with strong acting & an authentic found-footage presentation, make the whole thing feel disturbingly real, like this was actual footage repurposed into a film.
On the realism front, this is some of the best found footage ever done. It avoids the cheap glitch-fest, shaky-cam nonsense horror movies often use to hide things or artificially build tension, which don’t get me wrong I still love, but this movie feels like how a camera would actually record events in real life.
There’s also plenty of heavy imagery throughout with violent domestic abuse, bullying & death. While death isn’t a constant presence, the moments where it occurs are genuinely sad, often involving characters who are sweet & likeable, which makes it hit harder.
The acting across the board is phenomenal. This movie was absolutely Michael B. Jordan’s launchpad into stardom, while not his first notable role, it undeniably set him up for defining performances in Creed, Black Panther, Fantastic Four & Sinners. Dane DeHaan delivers a career-defining performance here as well; this was his first major lead role & led to projects like The Amazing Spider-Man 2, ZeroZeroZero, A Cure for Wellness & Valerian. He was truly exceptional in this film.
Alex Russell, while given a less deeply written character than the other two, was still remarkable, & this role helped lead him to projects like Carrie, Unbroken, Only the Brave & S.W.A.T. The actor who played the abusive father also deserves enormous credit, obviously a deeply unlikeable character, but portrayed so convincingly that it adds enormous emotional weight to the film.
Overall, this is a remarkable movie that hasn’t truly been replicated though I sincerely hope Hollywood keeps trying. This realistic superpower approach is criminally undersaturated. Films like Jumper & Hancock come to mind as the closest cousins & they’re all bangers. Frankly, this subgenre is far more interesting than the wildly oversaturated comic-book superhero movies we keep getting.
