7/10.
What happens if you give a troubled teenager near limitless power? Chronicle is a metaphor about growing up; learning about how to use new found powers of adulthood or, in this case, the ability to move things with your mind and discovering you can fly.
The whole film is shot by an in-film camera of some description; from the wonky-hand held video camera of one of our protagonists to fixed CCTV or police cameras.
3 boys find a hole in the ground with a mysterious 'alien' ship or artifact inside (this is never explained). The boys find they can start moving things with their minds; things start off slowly but they (quite resonably) start to have some fun; such as when they take to the stage as magicians in a school talent compeition.
Director, Josh Trank, ups the ante as one of the boys reaches breaking point as his violent father, dying mother, and his increasing power comes togther.
I'm sure there were budgetary constraints, but the special effects are really quite good. I'm a big fan of integrating effects into hand-held camera (such as Cloverfield) and this works really well (don't worry, all that motion won't make you feel sick like Cloverfield).
The action ramps up to the rather ineveitable conclusion, but I enjoyed this movie and will look forward to Trank's future work.
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