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Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)
One of the most treasured capabilities of cinema—a power too seldom achieved—is to so thoroughly engulf audiences that they are made to believe the unthinkable. An even better film is one able to seemingly plant the viewer in the bodies of the ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The Movie Boy (Dustin Putman)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (William Goss)eFilmCritic.com (William Goss)
Since its instantly iconic teaser trailer proved to be the inadvertent highlight of 'Transformers' last summer, the mystery surrounding the monster movie 'Cloverfield' (yes, that's the real title, folks) has only grown at an exponential rate over ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at eFilmCritic.com (William Goss)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The AgeThe Age
The key line in Cloverfield comes so fast you almost miss it. As New York city is being pulverised by something very large and very angry, an anonymous foot ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The Age
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
It seems impossible to properly discuss "Cloverfield" without first mentioning the hype. Internet-savvy readers are likely aware of the buzz that’s blanketed this film since last July, when a brilliant teaser trailer played before sneak previews ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for FilmJudge (David Mercier)FilmJudge (David Mercier)
...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at FilmJudge (David Mercier)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Mike Bracken's Horror Films (Mike Bracken)Mike Bracken's Horror Films (Mike Bracken)
is an intense and engaging monster movie that may very well breathe life back into a dead genre while demonstrating that there's fertile soil left to be tilled in this particular cinematic field. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Mike Bracken's Horror Films (Mike Bracken)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Adam Frazier)MovieWeb (Adam Frazier)
From producer J. J. Abrams, creator of TV series such as "Felicity," "Alias," and the perplexing hit "Lost" comes "Cloverfield," a super-secretive thrill ride with enough turbulence to leave you in a weeklong daze. Abrams and writer Drew Goddard ("Lost") ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at MovieWeb (Adam Frazier)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The New Zealand Herald (Russell Baillie)The New Zealand Herald (Russell Baillie)
Well it's good to see the price of some things is going down - the price of wrecking New York in a movie has dropped markedly in recent years, thanks to Cloverfield. Instead of the hundreds of millions represented by the likes of King Kong, I am Legend, ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The New Zealand Herald (Russell Baillie)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Crazed (Felix Vasquez Jr.)Cinema Crazed (Felix Vasquez Jr.)
Simply put, I haven't had so much fun in the movies in years... ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Cinema Crazed (Felix Vasquez Jr.)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
...rescues the Godzilla genre from the realm of kitsch. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The King's Room (Paul Perkins)The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
A Outstanding and Unique Film, This Is Filmmaking at Its ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
is the year's first unadulterated masterpiece. There has never been anything quite like it. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
Raises the bar for monster movies to Statue of Liberty heights. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
There has never been a film of its kind so intense, so personal, so real. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) (Greg Maki)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Rocco Passafuime)The Cinema Source (Rocco Passafuime)
...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The Cinema Source (Rocco Passafuime)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
unlike almost any movie you have seen before to become a raw, realistic and gut wrenching experience ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Empire Magazine [UK]
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinepinion (Henry Stewart)Cinepinion (Henry Stewart)
is about terrorism's human effects, not its spectacle. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Cinepinion (Henry Stewart)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film School Rejects (Brian Gibson)Film School Rejects (Brian Gibson)
. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Film School Rejects (Brian Gibson)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Feo Amante (Kelly Parks)Feo Amante (Kelly Parks)
I watched it at a midnight showing, it's now 2:25 A.M., and if I could go see it again right now I would. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Feo Amante (Kelly Parks)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Rocco Passafuime)The Cinema Source (Rocco Passafuime)
...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The Cinema Source (Rocco Passafuime)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
The film-it-yourself YouTube generation has inspired its first monster movie in "Cloverfield," a short, intense, and scary flick that plays out the way "Godzilla" would have if it had been shot with a bystander's ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Boston Herald (James Verniere)Boston Herald (James Verniere)
New York City is the new Tokyo in “Cloverfield,” a “Godzilla” for the YouTube generation. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Boston Herald (James Verniere)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Onion A.V. ClubThe Onion A.V. Club
The shocks come from nowhere, interrupting an evening previously distinguished only by garden-variety personal drama. Due to leave for a job in Japan, Michael Stahl-David spends one last night with his friends, thanks to a surprise party thrown by his ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The Onion A.V. Club
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
One of the most exciting and frightening sci-fi/horror films of the last decade. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for IGN Movies UK (Orlando Parfitt)IGN Movies UK (Orlando Parfitt)
Feels like one big, masterfully executed experiment in upping the ante in audience manipulation, and it works brilliantly. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at IGN Movies UK (Orlando Parfitt)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Onion AV Club (Keith Phipps)Onion AV Club (Keith Phipps)
It puts human faces on the victims of mass destruction, faces that might easily have been yours or mine, staring down the maw of something we don't understand. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Onion AV Club (Keith Phipps)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for FirstShowing.net (Ken Evans)FirstShowing.net (Ken Evans)
...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at FirstShowing.net (Ken Evans)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Bill Gibron)PopMatters (Bill Gibron)
is the first great film of 2008. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at PopMatters (Bill Gibron)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for FirstShowing.net (Alex Billington)FirstShowing.net (Alex Billington)
Finally after 6 months since the first discovery, it's here. J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves have created a new classic monster movie. It is everything you expect and it's also nothing you expect. This movie feels so real that it's not even a movie, it's an ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at FirstShowing.net (Alex Billington)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.60 out of 4 stars for Skiewed and Reviewed (Gareth J. Von Kallenbach)Skiewed and Reviewed (Gareth J. Von Kallenbach)
"Cloverfield" is a refreshing take on what had become a very stale, monster on the loose genre. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Skiewed and Reviewed (Gareth J. Von Kallenbach)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
During Rob's going away party, what feels like an earthquake shakes the apartment. When Rob and his brother Jason, along with their friends Hud, Lily, and Marlena hit the streets, they see that New York is under attack. But by what? They soon find out as ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)
A long review of Cloverfield is entirely unnecessary. This is a film that, more than any other, is a what you see is what you get kind of film. From the marketing you expect a monster movie and a monster movie is exactly what you get. It isn't told in ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at RopeofSilicon (Brad Brevet)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Michael M. Dance)The Cinema Source (Michael M. Dance)
I was fully expecting Cloverfield to be bad. There was all that hype – the title-less trailer attached to Transformers last summer, the cryptic websites, all the online conjecture – and all it amounted to, it seemed, was a generic monster movie that ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The Cinema Source (Michael M. Dance)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) (Nick Rogers)State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) (Nick Rogers)
The monster is every animal and no animal all at once, classifiable only as a behemoth your brain might conjure in REM sleep. A bonecrushing story of apocalyptic attack that's hard to shake, this is the stuff of primal nightmares. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at State Journal-Register (Springfield, IL) (Nick Rogers)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Leonard Maltin's Picks Leonard Maltin's Picks
Cloverfield is essentially an old-fashioned monster-on-the-loose movie reinvented for the YouTube generation. It’s a clever and well-crafted piece of entertainment that, on the one hand, is utterly modern (the entire ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Leonard Maltin's Picks
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Matt Sheehan)MovieWeb (Matt Sheehan)
There is one key aspect to the monster movie: the monster, of course. Is he scary? Does he have an unmatched power? Can he utter a terrifying howl? Is he able to move at a speed that seems like slow motion but everything else is moving at a normal speed? ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at MovieWeb (Matt Sheehan)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Screen Rant (Vic Holtreman)Screen Rant (Vic Holtreman)
Where does one start a review of a movie that has been the subject of so much attention and hype for months on end leading up to its ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Screen Rant (Vic Holtreman)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Everyone wants to know what the monster in Cloverfield is or at least what it looks like. I can't tell you what it is, because the film wisely doesn't tell us either. I wouldn't dare tell you what it looks like, and it's not because people will despise ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Washington Times (Christian Toto)Washington Times (Christian Toto)
is a terrific monster movie for our age. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Washington Times (Christian Toto)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)
Yes and quick! But I'll warn you: Of all the shakycam movies (such as "Blair Witch"), this one is so insistently tippy, it made me a bit nauseated. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
We should have seen this coming. Team Cloverfield dropped more than enough hints suggesting they knew what they were doing, from the inspired viral marketing campaign to the seeds of a deeper mythology planted on message boards. But with hype meters ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Reel.com
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Sean the Movie Guy (Sean McBride)Sean the Movie Guy (Sean McBride)
pure adrenaline-filled fun, and about a scary as you can get with a PG-13 rated monster flick. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Sean the Movie Guy (Sean McBride)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Suggests the influence of YouTube and (inevitably) 9/11, but actually belongs to the old-fashioned exploitation tradition as it uses state-of-the-art effects and ballyhoo to update B-movie subject matter for a new audience. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)
Playing on our inherent fears fueled by a world caught up in a maelstrom of terrorism and war, Reeves and company place us squarely inside an unknowing scenario freakishly spiraling out of control. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at MovieFreak.com (Sara M. Fetters)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Fantastica Daily (Mervius)Fantastica Daily (Mervius)
An incredibly fun, tense ride. Go see it. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Fantastica Daily (Mervius)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Christianity Today (Todd Hertz)Christianity Today (Todd Hertz)
puts you on the ground level of a disaster: face-to-face with the dangers of this night. It's a fun, fast ride, but also poignant and strangely affecting. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Christianity Today (Todd Hertz)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Film and Felt (Gabe Leibowitz)Film and Felt (Gabe Leibowitz)
is only moderately successful as a monster movie, but extremely provocative in many other ways. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Film and Felt (Gabe Leibowitz)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.30 out of 4 stars for About.com (Rebecca Murray)About.com (Rebecca Murray)
's just a tease has it all wrong. The monster is there on the screen and he's absolutely amazing to see. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at About.com (Rebecca Murray)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.30 out of 4 stars for Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)
If you can stomach it, expect to leave the theater shaken yet entertained by every jolting, unexpected minute. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.30 out of 4 stars for FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
It's an event movie in January, and when was the last time we had one of those? Experience it on the big screen with an enthusiastic crowd. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.30 out of 4 stars for Beliefnet (Nell Minow)Beliefnet (Nell Minow)
A clever premise keeps the audience literally off-balance. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Beliefnet (Nell Minow)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.30 out of 4 stars for E! Online (Glenn Gaslin)E! Online (Glenn Gaslin)
You're still left breathless, wowed and wanting for more. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at E! Online (Glenn Gaslin)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.30 out of 4 stars for Beaumont Journal (Danny Minton)Beaumont Journal (Danny Minton)
If you thought the Bourne flicks had some nauseating moments, pop those Dramamines during the trailers. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Beaumont Journal (Danny Minton)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.30 out of 4 stars for zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
For my money this isn't the second coming of the classic monster movie, but it is an incredibly entertaining roller coaster ride. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.30 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
A surreptitiously subversive, stylistically clever little gem of an entertainment. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.30 out of 4 stars for EDGE Boston (David Foucher)EDGE Boston (David Foucher)
Blair Witch meets Godzilla in this hugely enjoyable shake-fest. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at EDGE Boston (David Foucher)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
Remember six months ago when that first shaky cam trailer for an untitled JJ Abrams production hit theaters in front of Transformers and then, shortly after, the internet? The buzz was deafening. That first quick teaser trailer opened with a bunch of ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
Often called "Blair Witch Project"-meets-"Godzilla", "Cloverfield" is a ground level look at a small group of characters trying to survive the night when a giant creature comes ashore and creates absolute chaos in the middle of Manhattan. There's no ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for TwitchTwitch
To call Godzilla a mere genre movie is to misunderstand history and not just the history of genre film. To call Cloverfield a good genre film is a well deserved compliment. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Twitch
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for RevolutionSF (Joe Crowe)RevolutionSF (Joe Crowe)
I was suckered in by the viral business on the Internets. If I had no idea what it was about, that would have added a level to my enjoyment, but that was just impossible. They had to give us something, or no one would bother to go see it strictly for the ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at RevolutionSF (Joe Crowe)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Frank's Reel ReviewsFrank's Reel Reviews
One of the most widely anticipated films since Snakes on a Plane went down in flames last Summer, finally gets its release. And like that film, Cloverfield has been riding a crest of viral marketing and Internet buzz that makes financial failure a near ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Frank's Reel Reviews
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Arizona Republic The Arizona Republic
Despite the presence of mind-twisting, building-tall monsters, Cloverfield is the most intimate, familiar monster movie ever made. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The Arizona Republic
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Screen InternationalScreen International
An exercise in guerrilla-style genre filmmaking that reframes a classic monster movie conceit as a post-September 11 allegory of big city trepidation, new Internet sensation Cloverfield emerges from the cocoon of its pre-release hype as thrilling piece ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Screen International
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for
"Cloverfield" opens with some text on the screen implying that the following footage was recovered from an SD camera in the area formerly known as Central Park. This gives us plenty of information to set the stage, that NY was at least partially ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Jay Seaver)eFilmCritic.com (Jay Seaver)
We start at a going-away party for Rob Hawkins (Michael Stahl-David), who is about to start a new job in Tokyo. Which, generally, is where you'd expect a giant monster to show up, rather than Manhattan. Rough luck there. An evacuation of the island is ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Jay Seaver)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)
The first great monster movie for the YouTube generation, "Cloverfield" captures New York, mid-destruction, with a startling, breathless urgency that legitimately deserves to be called a wild ride. Rob's frantic search for Beth results in a rougher and ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Moviepie.comMoviepie.com
As my friend and I left the advance screening of Cloverfield, JJ Abrams' latest production (note: NOT direction), we suddenly found ourselves paced on the sidewalk by a wide-eyed fanboy. He looked at us sheepishly—and more than a little excitedly—and ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Moviepie.com
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Times of LondonThe Times of London
On Monday I thought Cloverfield was a brand of butter, or a mock-Tudor retirement home in South Wales. The film is actually an old-fashioned monster movie that has been retuned into an unexpected - sometimes unwatchable - sensation. Cloverfield is a ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The Times of London
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
Godzilla meets YouTube in this corking sci-fi thriller from Lost producer JJ Abrams and director Matt Reeves. Cloverfield's brilliantly simple gimmick is to take a traditional monster movie scenario and shoot the carnage from ground up, using a single ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at BBC Films
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for CHUD (Nick Nunziata)CHUD (Nick Nunziata)
Cloverfield is a success on nearly every front and a film I urge people to see in a theater opening weekend. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at CHUD (Nick Nunziata)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Bloody Disgusting (David Harley)Bloody Disgusting (David Harley)
It's the most enjoyable exercise in bedlam I've seen in years. JJ Abrams, I salute you for helping create something I can get behind completely. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Bloody Disgusting (David Harley)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Bloody-DisgustingBloody-Disgusting
Who would have thought that the writer of UNDER SEIGE: DARK TERRITORY would one day end up directing one of the most groundbreaking films in the past twenty years? I just got back from seeing the top-secret JJ Abrams project known only as CLOVERFIELD and ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Bloody-Disgusting
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
and his Harryhausen from his Honda. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Slasherpool (Anthro Fred)Slasherpool (Anthro Fred)
A non-stop action-packed monster movie ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Slasherpool (Anthro Fred)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Although the online community has been positively abuzz regarding Cloverfield since a mysterious teaser trailer ran before screenings of Transformers this past summer, no one, not even the intrepid folks ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for The Critical CriticsThe Critical Critics
Holy viral marketing campaign, Batman. Cloverfield, the latest production from J.J. Abrams (best known for Lost and Alias), may be the most hyped movie of the decade. It was pure genius – the whole country had vivid images of the Statue of Liberty’s ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The Critical Critics
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for MovieMaze.de (Julia Stache)MovieMaze.de (Julia Stache)
...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at MovieMaze.de (Julia Stache)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for FirstShowing.net (Jaq Greenspon)FirstShowing.net (Jaq Greenspon)
...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at FirstShowing.net (Jaq Greenspon)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
If you ever watched one of those old giant-monster-on-a-rampage movies from the 1950's and wondered what must be going through the minds of the crowds of people fleeing in terror through the streets before the hunky scientists and military guys come in ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for filmfacts (Andreas Edler)filmfacts (Andreas Edler)
...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at filmfacts (Andreas Edler)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Rob Gonsalves)eFilmCritic.com (Rob Gonsalves)
The conceit of "Cloverfield," like "The Blair Witch Project" before it, is that we’re watching video footage of unexplained, horrific events. While "Blair Witch" was all suggestion and no pay-off, though, "Cloverfield" delivers the goods. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Rob Gonsalves)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
a refreshing update on the classic genre of a big monster stomping a major metropolitan city into dust ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Dawn Taylor)eFilmCritic.com (Dawn Taylor)
No matter what you think about his actual body of work, producer/writer/director J.J. Abrams (he of “Alias,” “Lost” and “Mission: Impossible III”) knows how to draw attention to a project. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Dawn Taylor)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Dread Central (Andrew Kasch)Dread Central (Andrew Kasch)
It delivers on its simple promise of wild thrills and wanton destruction. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Dread Central (Andrew Kasch)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Eye for Film (Jennie Kermode)Eye for Film (Jennie Kermode)
...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Eye for Film (Jennie Kermode)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Mel Valentin)eFilmCritic.com (Mel Valentin)
After a seemingly endless wait (closer to six months in actuality), "Cloverfield," the much hyped, much anticipated, modestly budgeted "Blair Witch Project"-meets-"Godzilla" movie from producer/writer/director J.J. Abram’s ("Lost," "Alias," "Felicity") ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Mel Valentin)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)
...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Kushmeer Farakhan)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for ReelzChannel (Jeff Otto)ReelzChannel (Jeff Otto)
Cloverfield wasn't supposed to be any good. At least, that's what "insiders" like myself have been saying for a few months now. The barrage of annoying viral marketing campaigns surrounding the project have been going strong since this past summer's ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at ReelzChannel (Jeff Otto)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ DataShowBIZ Data
Cloverfield, the latest giant monster movie, is getting some surprisingly decent reviews from critics who usually love to lay in to disaster movies of any sort. Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times, for example, concedes that it "is actually pretty ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at ShowBIZ Data
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
We should have seen this coming. Team Cloverfield dropped more than enough hints suggesting they knew what they were doing, from the inspired viral marketing campaign to the seeds of a deeper mythology planted on message boards. But with hype meters ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at filmcritic.com (Sean O'Connell)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Movies for Guys (J.C. Edwards)Movies for Guys (J.C. Edwards)
Warning: This movie is not for anyone that has the slightest hint of motion sickness. The entire film is shot 100% from the perspective of a hand held camcorder in documentary style… you know what I’m talking about - Blair Witch but much better. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Movies for Guys (J.C. Edwards)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Empire Movies (Erin Cullin)Empire Movies (Erin Cullin)
This is not a film that is likely to appeal to many over the age of thirty-five, but for the card-carrying members of the MySpace generation, it is well worth the price of admission ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Empire Movies (Erin Cullin)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)
Uma boa surpresa para aqueles que acreditam que o Cinema pode funcionar não apenas como diversão ou instrumento de reflexão, mas também como termômetro histórico de sua própria época. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Cinema em Cena (Pablo Villaca)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Basically, it is a gimmick movie in which the premise is pretty much the entire show. That said, it is perhaps the most sensationally effective gimmick movie to come around since "The Blair Witch Project" ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at efilmcritic.com (Peter Sobczynski)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for vj.net.ua (Jaroslav Vishtaljuk)vj.net.ua (Jaroslav Vishtaljuk)
Click here to read review ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at vj.net.ua (Jaroslav Vishtaljuk)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for FEARnet (Scott Weinberg)FEARnet (Scott Weinberg)
A robust 80-minute burst of barely-controlled mayhem. Monster fans will love it. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at FEARnet (Scott Weinberg)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Just Press PlayJust Press Play
I saw it. I saw the monster. The moment I looked up at it, I was in awe. Not for how the monster looked or shaped, but for how genuinely tense and terrified it made me feel. The destruction it left was unbelievable, and I was there. I was in the middle ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Just Press Play
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Thoughts on Film (Danielle Ní Dhighe)Thoughts on Film (Danielle Ní Dhighe)
...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Thoughts on Film (Danielle Ní Dhighe)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
For all its newfangled innovations, the movie shares DNA with similarly themed sci-fi yarns from the 1950s. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-Intelligencer
Even before "Cloverfield" hit the theaters, people were describing it as "Godzilla" meets "The Blair Witch Project." That turns out to be an accurate description, but is it a ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Toronto Star (Peter Howell)Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
Cloverfield so smartly reconjures the 1950s monster movie for the digital age, it's sad to report the film's one big dumb mistake: the beast itself. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
There’s nothing to “Cloverfield,” really, but stripped-down chaos shot in a faux-verite “Blair Witch Project” fashion. Call it “The Manhattan Monster Project.” Its special guest star is a Godzilla-inspired sea creature rather coyly concealed ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)The Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Cloverfield is The Blair Witch Project with a budget (and a really big witch), or a Godzilla remake seen through the eyes of anonymous characters who previously had nothing to do but run ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
It's fun in its morbidly campy way. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
"Cloverfield" is the ultimate movie for people who don't feel a cataclysm has really happened until they can videotape it, upload it and stream it live to the rest of the world. It's a movie that deserves to be seen on the big screen, but whose natural ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Denver PostThe Denver Post
Actually, Rob (Michael Stahl-David) does get intermittent cell service. Evidently, it's easier to imagine the vast destruction of a city than it is to envision the short-circuiting of our wired ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The Denver Post
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boston GlobeBoston Globe
After months of cryptic trailers and postmodern stealth hype, "Cloverfield" turns out to be almost comforting in its simplicity. It's a short, efficient, terrifying monster movie, no more and no less. It's also to New York City and the American psyche ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Boston Globe
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Movie Insider (Phil Calabro)The Movie Insider (Phil Calabro)
...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The Movie Insider (Phil Calabro)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood.com (Brian Marder)Hollywood.com (Brian Marder)
Cloverfield may go out with a bang, but it fades in with a whimper, albeit for good reason. It’s the attack of…Exposition 101, a necessary evil never more so than during the movie’s beginning. We meet the characters with whom we will watch Manhattan ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Hollywood.com (Brian Marder)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Godzilla meets the Queasy-Cam in "Cloverfield," a movie that crosses the Monster Attacks Manhattan formula with "Blair Witch." No, Godzilla doesn't appear in person, but the movie's monster looks like a close relative on the evolutionary tree, especially ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)
The POV [camera] IS the movie...and we get to see lots of angles of the monster. On that point, it totally delivers. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
is a real 21st century kind of movie; it's a horror film for the You Tube generation. It's also bleak and scary. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for WCBE's It's Movie Time (John DeSando)WCBE's It's Movie Time (John DeSando)
My favorite monster is from Forbidden Planet because I never see it; the anticipation is fearful. In a similarly minimalist approach, the monster in Cloverfield appears later in the film, but the camera never lingers. Good for director Matt Reeves: Less ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at WCBE's It's Movie Time (John DeSando)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
"Cloverfield" is the ultimate movie for people who don't feel a cataclysm has really happened until they can videotape it, upload it and stream it live to the rest of the world. It's a movie that deserves to be seen on the big screen, but whose natural ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cleveland Plain Dealer (Clint O'Connor)Cleveland Plain Dealer (Clint O'Connor)
Few films have enjoyed the advance buzz of ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Cleveland Plain Dealer (Clint O'Connor)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
An efficiently gripping sci-fi/horror romp. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Cloverfield is to the monster movie as The Blair Witch Project was to the ghost story. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)
At his Manhattan going-away party, Michael Stahl-David plays a young man troubled by feelings for the girl he’s coldly leaving behind. Odette Yustman is a stunning hottie who was a close friend until he threw on the brakes. Now he’s leaving for Japan ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Reeves does a masterful job wedding the restricted perspective of Hud's lens with CGI glimpses of an already blasted cityscape. This is the gimmick's raw excitement phase -- we're hooked. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood Reporter
It's "The Blair Godzilla Project"--and that's a compliment. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The Hollywood Reporter
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for CHUD (Devin Faraci)CHUD (Devin Faraci)
The monster mayhem is impressive in scale and presentation... makes a moribund genre like the monster movie suddenly come roaring to life. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at CHUD (Devin Faraci)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Hartlaub)San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Hartlaub)
A terrific movie, filled with spectacle and a surprising amount of humor, which makes up for its lack of terror or emotional impact. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Peter Hartlaub)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
An effective film, deploying its special effects well and never breaking the illusion that it is all happening as we see it. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
is exploiting 9/11 because it's so clear the movie is not meant to be taken any more seriously than any other monster movie. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Deseret News, Salt Lake City Deseret News, Salt Lake City
So be warned: This film is not for the weak of stomach or those who get motion sickness. But while "Cloverfield" has a similarly limited premise to that early film, it's no mere "Blair Monster ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
It's the end of the world as captured on an unsteady camcorder, a YouTube panic attack. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Comingsoon.netComingsoon.net
It's taken almost a decade but someone in Hollywood has finally figured out how to apply the faux-vérité of "The Blair Witch Project" to a large scale studio production, and the result is quite a bit better than Hollywood usurpations usually are. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Comingsoon.net
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Globe and MailThe Globe and Mail
Cloverfield isn't hard to describe, or to imagine, which helps explain why its trailer has generated so much enthusiastic buzz. Just stoop to that old dating game – The Blair Witch Project meets Godzilla, the cute video technique married to the ugly ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The Globe and Mail
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
It’s “just” a monster movie, right? Worse, it’s the monster movie that has been drowning in Internet hype -- a fan-driven mania prompted by pseudo-secretive viral marketing produced by the filmmakers -- for months, so much so that I was tired of ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
If you're looking for a crowded popcorn film experience at the movies without any kind of intellectual or emotional investment, it's a wonderful ride. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Godzilla meets the Queasy-Cam in "Cloverfield," a movie that crosses the Monster-Attacks-Manhattan formula with "Blair ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
The f/x guys have provided a seamless blending of computer-generated and real footage, and by limiting our perspective to just what Hud sees through his viewfinder, the fantastic is rendered plausible. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Comingsoon.netComingsoon.net
"Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon the city. Told from the point of view of their video camera, the film is a document of their attempt to survive the most ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Comingsoon.net
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Examiner (Rossiter Drake)San Francisco Examiner (Rossiter Drake)
'Cloverfield' is a sleek, silly product of green filmmaking: It recycles old ideas and molds them into a lean, briskly paced thriller that owes as much to classic monster movies like 'Godzilla' as gimmick-driven misfires like 'The Blair Witch Project.' ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at San Francisco Examiner (Rossiter Drake)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Garrett Conti)Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Garrett Conti)
The buzz on "Cloverfield" has been electric ever since teasers started showing up on the Internet this past summer. Untitled at that point, word of mouth and a unique marketing campaign enveloped the film in an air of mystery. Well, now that the day has ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Garrett Conti)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
is the ultimate movie for people who don't feel a cataclysm has really happened until they can videotape it, upload it and stream it live to the rest of the world. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
The movie “Cloverfield” was cooked up by some studio executives over at Paramount who got the bright idea to shoot a Godzilla-type monster movie using a relatively cheap video camera, a no-name cast and about $15 million worth of post-production digit ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
delivers exactly what its memorable coming attractions trailer promised, and it doesn't chicken out when it counts, either. Considering the state of horror movies today, that's something. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Stop me if this sounds familiar. You're watching some terrible WB-esque teen drama about Beautiful Young Things, and their painful relationship problems, and how awful it is to be Beautiful Young Things on fast-track careers that keep them from ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday (Jan Stuart)Newsday (Jan Stuart)
The shaky video camera perspective is alternately involving and irritating, but director Matt Reeves keeps the carnival of wreckage spinning at a brisk clip. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Newsday (Jan Stuart)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)
The special effects are excellent, withjust enough being shown of the marauding "attacker," and its minions to keep you on the edge of your seat. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Claudia Puig)USA Today (Claudia Puig)
A surprisingly gripping thriller. Employing a pseudo-documentary handheld camera style, it offers a fresh spin on the monster movie genre. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
With "Cloverfield," the filmmakers give their audience a sense of the horror, uncertainty and utter shift of reality that New Yorkers must have felt five years ago, but it would have benefited from some new genre twists. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Houston Community Newspapers (Gary Brown)Houston Community Newspapers (Gary Brown)
“Cloverfield” is “The Blair Witch Project” meets “Godzilla,” as an uninvited monster hits Manhattan at night with a vengeance and much of the experience is recorded on video camera in herky-jerky fashion by a 20-something party animal. The ov ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Houston Community Newspapers (Gary Brown)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Insiders (Adam Barnick)Entertainment Insiders (Adam Barnick)
Cloverfield is the movie that works best going in knowing or seeing as little as possible, evidenced by the enigmatic marketing that has haunted theaters since last summer. (so here’s a review with plot ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Entertainment Insiders (Adam Barnick)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")
Rob’s (Stahl-David) surprise "going away" bash winds up being a bigger surprise with more bashing than anybody attending could’ve imagined. Out of nowhere, some enormous Iguana looking thing stomps into Manhattan, drops its monstrous kiddies to the ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)
This science-fiction/thriller is smart enough to wrap things up quickly. At less than 90 minutes, it's a lean, mean monster movie -- even if it's gimmicky filmmaking makes it an acquired taste. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City (Jeff Vice)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for FangoriaFangoria
At last CLOVERFIELD is here, after months of speculation, a brilliant viral marketing campaign and a final tidal wave of hype. It can be said right off the bat that the movie succeeds—often very well—on its own terms. Does it live up to the hype? Not ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Fangoria
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (Nathan Lee)Village Voice (Nathan Lee)
Cloverfield Is One Giant, Incredibly Entertaining â€Screw You!’ to Yuppie New ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Village Voice (Nathan Lee)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelTalk (Adam J. Hakari)ReelTalk (Adam J. Hakari)
Marketing movies is a tricky art to master. Once a studio starts messing with the heads of the masses, going outside the realm of your standard meat-and-potatoes trailers, will the moviegoing public catch the point? For example, the campaign behind ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at ReelTalk (Adam J. Hakari)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Black Star News (Kam Williams)Black Star News (Kam Williams)
Reminiscent of The Blair Witch Project, this cleverly-conceived scream fest was shot entirely with a shaky hand-held camera being operated by one of the film's central characters. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Black Star News (Kam Williams)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for National PostNational Post
Much like The Blair Witch Project with its hand-held Camcorder style, this thriller from J.J. Abrams (Mission Impossible 3) and longtime creative partner Matt Reeves is in perpetual motion, both visually and structurally. Its side effects include ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at National Post
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
What hath YouTube wrought? In a world where nary a celebrity can leave the house pantsless without a hi-def MPEG appearing minutes later on the Internet, unstoppable über-producer J.J. Abrams has crafted a good old fashioned monster movie (he ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco Chronicle
The first thing you need to get used to in "Cloverfield" is the potentially nausea-inducing shaky camera work, which makes "The Blair Witch Project" look like the latest Ken Burns documentary. Audiences will have to make other concessions, too. While ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at San Francisco Chronicle
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Mark Rahner)Seattle Times (Mark Rahner)
It's a giant-monster movie from the point of view of some of those little people running and shrieking in the street -- and it works incredibly well. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Seattle Times (Mark Rahner)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)
So, what can you say about this creature feature? Well, it doesn't want to be a teacher and it's not an overreacher. Cloverfield has one thing on its mind: to scare the bejesus out of us. And that it achieves. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at KYW Newsradio (Bill Wine)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Snitch (Rilio Mastrantonio)Hollywood Snitch (Rilio Mastrantonio)
According to reference.com, Hype is defined as creating interest in by flamboyant or dramatic methods; promote or publicize. Creators of “Cloverfield” certainly created hype by withholding what the monster, if there is one, looks like and many story ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Hollywood Snitch (Rilio Mastrantonio)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)
A remarkably economical, street-level view of widespread panic caused by an abomination that gets, and ultimately needs, no explanation. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Dallas Morning News (Chris Vognar)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
Cloverfield is one of those movies that is very entertaining to watch, but let your mind think too much about it and you'll quickly see some pretty big holes in the plot. The good news is that the ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
fashion...But I have to say, I was with it. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.90 out of 4 stars for Daily Herald (IL) (Jeff Bayer)Daily Herald (IL) (Jeff Bayer)
It's the closest a film has ever gotten to a roller-coaster ride. It will definitely nauseate, it feels claustrophobic, there are sudden scares, and it also peaks too early. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Daily Herald (IL) (Jeff Bayer)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.90 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Tom Long)Detroit News (Tom Long)
is visceral attack that it leaves the viewer reeling for details that flew by like so many bricks raining off broken buildings. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.90 out of 4 stars for Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
A flawed movie that nevertheless offers scenes of gripping terror--and a few moments of genuine surprise. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Panorama (Jean-François Vandeuren)Panorama (Jean-François Vandeuren)
Un produit de haute qualité qui satisfaira au plus haut point le spectateur averti, et bien conscient de la forme du spectacle avec laquelle il s'apprête à entrer en contact ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Panorama (Jean-François Vandeuren)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
A fascinatingly wrought experimental film that holds you in awe at what Reeves and his production crew was able to pull off, inspiring more appreciation than a gut level sense of being there. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for IGN Movies (Joanna Cohen)IGN Movies (Joanna Cohen)
Will grab you in its jaws, toss you around like a chew toy for a rollicking 80 minutes (yes, it's a short – but oh so sweet – flick) and still leave you panting for more. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at IGN Movies (Joanna Cohen)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Heart 106.2 (Simon Thompson)Heart 106.2 (Simon Thompson)
Jaw dropping stuff but you will have to have a strong stomach to cope with the constantly moving camera. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Heart 106.2 (Simon Thompson)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for SoundtrackNet (Dan Goldwasser)SoundtrackNet (Dan Goldwasser)
Just sit in the back row, and hold on to your popcorn! ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at SoundtrackNet (Dan Goldwasser)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for ColeandBobby.com (Cole Dabney)ColeandBobby.com (Cole Dabney)
is, do you? ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at ColeandBobby.com (Cole Dabney)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Movies for the Masses (Joseph Proimakis)Movies for the Masses (Joseph Proimakis)
Dinei mathimata (poy tha prepei n' arhisoyn na didaskontai) gia to pos na ftiakseis aera kopanisto gia 30 ekatommyria, kai na ton poyliseis shedon gia ta dipla sto proto sabbatokyriako. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Movies for the Masses (Joseph Proimakis)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Peterborough This Week (Mike Sage)Peterborough This Week (Mike Sage)
Mixing the immediacy of documentary observation and the slam-bang pace of the modern disaster epic, Cloverfield is economic and engaging. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Peterborough This Week (Mike Sage)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
The filmmakers wisely avoid showing you everything, instead showing only bits and hints of what's going on, a technique that really fuels fear in a viewer. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Jam! Movies (Liz Braun)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
seems less like a movie than a theme-park motion simulator, but that's not a complaint. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for dvdfuture.com (R. L. Shaffer)dvdfuture.com (R. L. Shaffer)
I was not very far into "Cloverfield" when I started to feel ill. Like a tidal wave, my nerve endings started to boil and my eyesight became blurry. I felt as though I was on a sinking ocean liner with no hope in sight. I took a drink of my cold bottle ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at dvdfuture.com (R. L. Shaffer)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for VarietyVariety
An old-fashioned monster movie dressed up in trendy new threads, "Cloverfield" plays like "The Blair Witch Project" meets "Godzilla," as it charts via camcorder the desperate efforts of some twentysomething Soho scenesters to steer clear of a gigantic ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Variety
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for
In 1954 the Japanese Toho Studios made the first Gojira/Godzilla film GOJIRA. This was effectively a terrifying monster in large part because we saw the monster not from his eye level but from ours. Our viewpoint was as a human, not as another monster. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for
In 1954 the Japanese Toho Studios made the first Gojira/Godzilla film GOJIRA. This was effectively a terrifying monster in large part because we saw the monster not from his eye level but from ours. Our viewpoint was as a human, not as another ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)
as the first thing that made me vomit since that teriyaki in San Diego. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Seacoast Newspapers (NH/Maine) (Gina Carbone)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Tiscali UKTiscali UK
One of the year's most eagerly anticipated releases arrives on our screen with plenty of bangs, plenty of scares and plenty of thrills. Why then does Cloverfield leave us wanting more? Ever since the project was announced - by Lost creator and ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Tiscali UK
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for The Trades (Max Braden)The Trades (Max Braden)
Last summer audiences were caught unaware by a brilliant teaser. The footage started calmly, featuring actors of no apparent fame in a typical party setting. But it soon turned into a thriller as something was attacking New York City, and whatever it ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The Trades (Max Braden)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)
IF A BUNCH of terrified Gen Xers with a video camera had filmed Godzilla instead of the Blair Witch, it would look a lot like "Cloverfield." The movie apes the viral marketing campaign of "The Blair Witch Project," and rests on the same gimmick - ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Philadelphia Daily News (Gary Thompson)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Classic HorrorClassic Horror
It took nine years for the cinematic seeds planted by The Blair Witch Project in 1999 to come to full fruition as Cloverfield. In that near-decade, there have been very few films made that really took the revolutionary filmmaking that Blair Witch ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Classic Horror
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for The New Yorker (Anthony Lane)The New Yorker (Anthony Lane)
Sit at the back. That is my advice to anyone who plans to see “Cloverfield.” The entire film purports to be a digital home video, most of it shot by a fellow named Hud (T. J. Miller). At a party for his friend Rob (Michael Stahl-David), Hud is asked t ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The New Yorker (Anthony Lane)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Jam! MoviesJam! Movies
All that tiptoeing around and whispering comes to an end today as the mysterious Cloverfield finally opens in theatres. The creature feature, promoted in a stealth campaign that built tremendous curiosity among movie-goers, will remind you of both The ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Jam! Movies
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for CNN Showbiz (Tom Charity)CNN Showbiz (Tom Charity)
Not many trailers have had the impact of the teaser for "Cloverfield," which debuted last summer attached to Michael Bay's "Transformers" bearing not so much as a title and the solitary credit "Produced by J.J. Abrams." (For some of us, it was the high ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at CNN Showbiz (Tom Charity)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Lee's Movie Info (Lee Tistaert)Lee's Movie Info (Lee Tistaert)
Cloverfield is an enjoyable old-fashioned monster movie but it doesn’t really do anything new with the genre. The movie basically combines the style of The Blair Witch Project, Godzilla, and War of the Worlds. The first twenty minutes take place at a ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Lee's Movie Info (Lee Tistaert)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for TwitchTwitch
Cloverfield, or the longest lasting camcorder battery ever. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Twitch
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
New York City has seen its share of movie monster action, even if such incursions have generally paled in comparison to those of Far East sister city Tokyo. “King Kong” was the most famous of these (though he was ultimately less destructive than even ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
Cloverfield is a tricky beast of a monster movie -- unremittingly intense for 80 grueling minutes, it leaves viewers in the dust. It wasn't until I had a few seconds to take a breath and register the film that I realized that it doesn't quite work, and ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for
With the proliferation of mobile phones and pocket-sized digital cameras, it seems impossible for anything in the 21st century to go undocumented. When the Hindenburg crashed in 1937 the event was immortalized with a single iconic image of it crippled ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for DVD Authority.com (Matt Brighton)DVD Authority.com (Matt Brighton)
"Cloverfield" starts off very unassuming in that we meet Rob (Michael-Stahl David) as he's about to accept a huge promotion that will lead him to Tokyo. A large group of Rob's friends (evidently he's quite the social butterfly) have gathered to send him ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at DVD Authority.com (Matt Brighton)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for IGN Movies (Todd Gilchrist)IGN Movies (Todd Gilchrist)
In the best way possible, the long-awaited, shrouded-in-mystery monster movie Cloverfield is basically an anthology of bad decisions. Like many of the best science fiction and horror films, director Matt Reeves' handicam chronicle of New York's ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at IGN Movies (Todd Gilchrist)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.60 out of 4 stars for Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)
The film's overriding sense of the unknown ratchets up the suspense, if not the terror. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Baltimore Sun (Chris Kaltenbach)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.60 out of 4 stars for MovieJuice! (Mark Ramsey)MovieJuice! (Mark Ramsey)
'No worries, Lilly,' said Jen. 'New York's underclass will lay down end-to-end and form a bridge to safety.' ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at MovieJuice! (Mark Ramsey)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.60 out of 4 stars for EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Dont's be surprised if critics use in their reviews the high-concept that producer Abrams did when pitching the project to Paramount: "Cameron Crowe film meet Godzilla meet Blair Witch Project," though judging by result it's mostly monster creature flick. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.60 out of 4 stars for Projection Booth (Rob Humanick)Projection Booth (Rob Humanick)
I, for one, would be using the F-bomb far more gratuitously if faced with a possible encounter with a creature that could well swallow me whole. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Projection Booth (Rob Humanick)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
The Statue of Liberty has been decapitated. The Brooklyn Bridge destroyed. And did you hear, Rob and Beth had sex. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for The Milwaukee Journal-SentinelThe Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Such a warm and fuzzy title, "Cloverfield." But as the deceptively lush tropical island on "Lost" revealed - that way, there be monsters. Which is no surprise, considering both titles come from J.J. Abrams, who produced the first and created ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Pretentious Musings (Kevin Koehler)Pretentious Musings (Kevin Koehler)
The hardest thing about being a film critic - besides fending off the adoring fans, autograph seekers, and loose women - is determining how much of a film you have to enjoy in order to recommend it. Does a film simply have to be more good than bad? ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Pretentious Musings (Kevin Koehler)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Cinema BlendCinema Blend
Brace yourselves people, it’s time to burst the hype bubble. Cloverfield is exactly what you’d expect it to be if you’ve been paying attention and the opposite of everything you probably think it should be if you haven’t. Let’s get this out of t ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Cinema Blend
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
The mysteriously titled project might just as well have been called "9/11: The Thrill Ride," so thoroughly does it trade on our emotions of that disaster. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for
Some films are rated G or PG or R. This one needs to be rated SITB. That stands for ¡°Sit in the Back¡±. As good as it is and as fun as it is to watch, I felt dizzy for some time afterward. Even though the film is less than 90 minutes, at so ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller)NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller)
Whether you're thrilled or turned off by the Manhattan monster freakout fare that is Cloverfield, will depend on how up close and personal your taste is in disaster movies, and your queasy threshold for a hand-held camera jogging along on a bumpy ride ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for The Phantom TollboothThe Phantom Tollbooth
There has been a buzz about this film since mid 2007 when we first saw the Statue of Liberty's head go flying down a NY City street in the original trailer. The name of J.J. Abrams attached to it only increased the excitement. Well the wait is over as ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The Phantom Tollbooth
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (J. R. Jones)Chicago Reader (J. R. Jones)
Produced by J.J. Abrams (creator of Lost), this hair-raising horror movie borrows the video verite gimmick from The Blair Witch Project to follow a handful of hipsters as they try to survive a gigantic sea creature that's destroying Manhattan. An opening ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Chicago Reader (J. R. Jones)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
The running and climbing, the tidal waves of debris rushing down the avenues, the screams and carnage grow tiresome. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Steven Rea)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
“This is gonna be important. People are gonna watch this.” This is the rationale offered by Hud (T.J. Miller), when asked why he won’t put down his “damn camera” even when faced with certain death. It’s also the gimmick that makes Cloverfield ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Now that the fanboy hype has cleared, we can see Cloverfield for what it is: borrowed inspiration, trite screenwriting and amateurish acting all in the service of a ballsy idea — that a horror movie could maybe, just maybe, have a soul. As it turns out, ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for New York Magazine (David Edelstein)New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
It has taken a giant monster to rouse this blog from its postholiday hibernation — which is more context, by the way, than you’ll get from Cloverfield. That title is the upshot of “viral” Internet marketing that generated so much buzz that produce ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at New York Magazine (David Edelstein)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)
Here is a monster movie with monster special effects and monster shouty acting, which recalls the Godzilla phenomenon in more ways than its producer-creator JJ Abrams perhaps realises. Shot throughout in wobbly, faux-handheld digital video, the movie is ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for hoopla.nuhoopla.nu
The Blair Witch Project has a lot to answer for, given its status as the harbinger of the 'viral marketing' craze that has swept the internet world in the past few years. For months the world of online science fiction movie fans has been buzzing with ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at hoopla.nu
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
With its distinctly queasy visual sensibilities and a cast comprised primarily of unknowns (the one notable exception being genre staple Chris Mulkey, who makes a brief appearance as a gruff military man), Cloverfield is a ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Reel Film Reviews (David Nusair)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Bullz-Eye.comBullz-Eye.com
While “Cloverfield’s” approach to monster movies is indeed unique – it’s “Godzilla” from the point of view of the guy on the street who points and yells, “Oh nooooooooo!” – the truth is that there isn’t a single technique employed he ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Bullz-Eye.com
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
A jolt to the genre. The camera tumbles, the smoke billows, gigantic footsteps thunk, women shriek and the car alarms blare. And we are there. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Premiere Magazine (Eric Alt)Premiere Magazine (Eric Alt)
It's not the life-changing movie experience the intense viral marketing attention would lead you to think it is, but its decision to focus on ground-level humanism rather than epic disaster is what separates it from the pack. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Premiere Magazine (Eric Alt)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
If current movies like Cloverfield are any indication, self-preservation is now less instinctive than ensuring the safety of a loved one, even if it means having to face off against giant monsters. Think of the recent Korean movie, The Host, with ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)
...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Media-Assault.com (Sean Caszatt)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Eye for Film (Angus Wolfe Murray)Eye for Film (Angus Wolfe Murray)
...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Eye for Film (Angus Wolfe Murray)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Cloverfield's premise isn't dissimilar to The Blair Witch Project in that it is a mock home video taken of a terrifying event shot by one of the eyewitnesses. The opening written blurbs indicate that the tape is somehow now being used by the government to ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
is simply a clever, albeit derivative, spin on a very predictable genre, and as such its easy to indulge in if you go with the inherit silliness. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Randy Miller III)DVD Talk (Randy Miller III)
...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at DVD Talk (Randy Miller III)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
CLOVERFIELD is brought to you by many of the folks who bring us television’s “Lost”, which is a series not known for being either obvious or direct. The same can be said of their film, which offers a refreshing update on the classic genre of a big ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (Jeffrey Chen)ReelTalk Movie Reviews (Jeffrey Chen)
touches upon interesting themes ... But it doesn't do much more than just glaze over [them]. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at ReelTalk Movie Reviews (Jeffrey Chen)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Filmspotting (Adam Kempenaar)Filmspotting (Adam Kempenaar)
is an 82-minute amusement park ride I was glad I grabbed a ticket for. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Filmspotting (Adam Kempenaar)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)
-type experiment... ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
If the monsters weren't in the scene, I kept wondering when they would show up so they could eat more people. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)
It might be a clever new-media commentary, but it's an awfully circumspect one. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Antagony & Ecstasy (Tim Brayton)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
Worthwhile only for the scale of the destruction and the sheer audacity of its marketing campaign. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at ComingSoon.net (Edward Douglas)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Film e Dvd Film e Dvd
Lanciato da una fortissima campagna pubblicitaria sulla rete internet come poche si erano viste in precedenza, e con enormi aspettative dovute all’alone di mistero che ne avvolgeva l’intera genesi, questo film prodotto dall’ormai consacrato J.J. Abr ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Film e Dvd
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for sbs.is (Stefan Birgir Stefansson)sbs.is (Stefan Birgir Stefansson)
could have been good if it had been made like a real movie ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at sbs.is (Stefan Birgir Stefansson)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller)NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller)
Mystery monster really mad at Manhattan on rampage, making the collective audience skin crawl and leaving you with sweaty palms and clenched teeth, no matter what row you're sitting in. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at NewsBlaze (Prairie Miller)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for kids-in-mindkids-in-mind
Seen entirely through the lens of a handheld video camera, five young New Yorkers try to survive an attack on Manhattan by a huge monster whose origins cannot be determined. With Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller, Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at kids-in-mind
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Twitch (Todd Brown)Twitch (Todd Brown)
Lower your expectations greatly and you won’t be too disappointed in J.J. Abrams’ production CLOVERFIELD. Technically compelling it manages to wring at least two goosebump moments out of sheer filmmaking skill alone, which is a good thing because the ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Twitch (Todd Brown)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)
A new entry in the burgeoning camcorder horror subgenre, Matt Reeves’ Cloverfield doesn’t do much to take advantage of its once-novel approach to narrative delivery. Instead, it lamely mashes together a monster movie plot with questionable, post-9/11 ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for KyleSmithOnline.com (Kyle Smith)KyleSmithOnline.com (Kyle Smith)
. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at KyleSmithOnline.com (Kyle Smith)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for New Times (Luke Y. Thompson)New Times (Luke Y. Thompson)
Since many people are asking what exactly “Cloverfield” means in the context of the movie, let's deal with that right of the bat – it doesn't mean anything. It wasn't even supposed to be the film's real title initially, just a red herring to throw p ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at New Times (Luke Y. Thompson)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Twitch (The Visitor)Twitch (The Visitor)
I’ll try to keep it short and sweet too. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Twitch (The Visitor)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
After an expertly executed marketing campaign anchored in secrecy, the Cloverfield monster is finally out of the proverbial bag, and lo and behold…it's a monster! More specifically (spoilers herein), it's a screeching, stomping, pissed-off ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Slant Magazine
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The New York Sun (Grady Hendrix)The New York Sun (Grady Hendrix)
It's big. Really, really big. So huge, in fact, that you can see it from practically any street corner in Manhattan. It's so huge people in Japan are talking about it. It consumes everything in its path. It induces panicked, frenzied behavior in adults. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The New York Sun (Grady Hendrix)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for National Public Radio (Bob Mondello)National Public Radio (Bob Mondello)
Apart from the fact that a $25 million budget bought producer J.J. Abrams what looks like a poorly shot home movie — at the pitch meeting, someone must've said The Blair Godzilla Project — there's nothing unorthodox about this monster flick. It's goin ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at National Public Radio (Bob Mondello)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Lou Lumenick)New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
â€CLOVERFIELD" combines unpleasantness and stupidity to a degree that would be difficult to match unless you were stuck in bed with a case of the shingles while being forced to watch “The Ghost Whisperer." As "The Blair Witch Project" meets "Godzilla" ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Movies (Takato Yamashita)Empire Movies (Takato Yamashita)
a bit too nauseating for the general public to stomach ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Empire Movies (Takato Yamashita)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for New York Press (Armond White)New York Press (Armond White)
It’s the Cloverfield hype campaign—not the dissatisfying, unimpressive film itself—that is the work of art. Surely Warhol would have appreciated the exploitation of pop memory and cultural anxiety that is detonated in the scenes of casually frolicki ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at New York Press (Armond White)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Film Journal International (Ethan Alter)Film Journal International (Ethan Alter)
When you think about it, the disaster movie may just be the strangest cinematic genre ever created. Films like The Towering Inferno and Earthquake ask us to find entertainment value in images that, if seen in real life, would inspire cries of horror ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Film Journal International (Ethan Alter)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Time Out Chicago (David Fear)Time Out Chicago (David Fear)
A giant-monster movie that’s presented strictly from a ground-level view: Why had no one thought of this before? Cloverfield’s tale of a humongous creepy-crawly attacking Manhattan, as seen through Blair Witch–esque found footage, is ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Time Out Chicago (David Fear)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Despite the lengthy party sequence that introduces the cast, these people are less characters than easy-on-the-eyes conceits: Young, hip, essentially interchangeable and willfully stupid. What's worse, though, is that the film is all surface. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for
CLOVERFIELD is a cute concept but little more. Devoid of any genuine character development or notable acting, the film is a slapdash affair which manages to be neither funny nor frightening. Wanting badly to be a BLAIR WITCH PROJECT for the latest ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Preview Family Movie ReviewPreview Family Movie Review
Michael Stahl-David, Mike Vogel, Odette Yustman, Lizzy Caplan. Written by Drew Goddard. Directed by Matt Reeves.FILM SYNOPSIS: Five young New Yorkers throw their friend a going-away party the night that a monster the size of a skyscraper descends upon ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Preview Family Movie Review
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kevin Crust)Los Angeles Times (Kevin Crust)
While it [the "camcorder ploy"] injects the film with a run-and-gun urgency, the device grows tiresome and ultimately leaves the film shortchanged. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kevin Crust)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for sdo230@gmail.com sdo230@gmail.com
There's something inherently rattling about Cloverfield. Like The Blair Witch Project, it is the majestic effort towards complete immersion that leaves us jacked on intensity as we leave the theatre. We're wired and nervy, walking our own healthy city ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at sdo230@gmail.com
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Bronsonfive (Michael Ferraro)Bronsonfive (Michael Ferraro)
, and since that isn't the first or last time you'll read that comparison, think of a movie that results in something less profound. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Bronsonfive (Michael Ferraro)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Cinematheque (Kevyn Knox)The Cinematheque (Kevyn Knox)
Do you hear that? Those gargantuan footfalls? That hideous belching roar? That grotesquely insidious cackle? That repulsive stench so permeating, so loathsomely pungent that you can actually hear the stank of it? Run, don't walk from...Harry ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The Cinematheque (Kevyn Knox)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kevin Crust)Los Angeles Times (Kevin Crust)
WITH the running times of most popcorn movies lurching well past two hours on the way to three these days, it's not often that we're left wanting more. But that's precisely the response induced by the 21st century monster movie "Cloverfield" as it clocks ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kevin Crust)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Spectrum (Vince Koehler)Entertainment Spectrum (Vince Koehler)
Something has found us. Now that could have been a great tag line, if what found us was even remotely great. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Entertainment Spectrum (Vince Koehler)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for
It is more than likely that you will have reservations about this film once you've seen it. At least that was my feeling when I saw this newest scifi release "Cloverfield" from directors J. J. Abrams, and Matt Reeves. After the film was over I did see ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Future Movies (Jay Richardson)Future Movies (Jay Richardson)
...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Future Movies (Jay Richardson)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for cinemattraction (Brandon Fibbs)cinemattraction (Brandon Fibbs)
Cloverfield is an admirable experiment in form even as it is a miserable failure in function. It is a bold and daring film, but not a good one. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at cinemattraction (Brandon Fibbs)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionAtlanta Journal-Constitution
"An alien attack on New York, captured on frenzied videocam, grows annoying quickly." ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Denver PostThe Denver Post
And phone calls from love interest Beth figure into the choices he and three friends make after New York City comes under attack by a creature from the sea. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The Denver Post
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 1.80 out of 4 stars for Latino Review (Ron Henriques)Latino Review (Ron Henriques)
I wasn't impressed by "Cloverfield" and though viewing this 75 minute feature didn't make me miserable, I was saddened because it felt like a missed opportunity. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Latino Review (Ron Henriques)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
It’s about time somebody struck terror into the hearts of the yuppies, the 20-something people of little substance who party all weekend, who do no real work other than shuffle papers and crunch numbers. In “Cloverfield,” director Matt Reeves brings ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for Parent PreviewsParent Previews
Manhattan is under attack again -- making it possibly the most assaulted borough in the ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Parent Previews
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
Producer J.J. Abrams is about as golden as it gets when it comes to hit TV shows: 'Lost," "Alias" and ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (J.R. Jones)Chicago Reader (J.R. Jones)
Horror may be the only movie genre that thrives on poverty. From the Universal classics of the 30s (Dracula, Frankenstein) to the Val Lewton B movies of the 40s (Cat People, I Walked With a Zombie) to the low-budget shockers of the 60s and 70s (Night of ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Chicago Reader (J.R. Jones)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
If the film reinvents anything other than the public's acceptance of a kind of YouTube crudery as viable entertainment, I missed it. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)
has energy and a sense of urgency but not near enough monster or thrills, along with a story that seems more of an afterthought. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Pop Syndicate (Stefan Halley)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Colorado Springs Gazette (Brandon Fibbs)Colorado Springs Gazette (Brandon Fibbs)
is a savvy marketing campaign masquerading as a movie. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Colorado Springs Gazette (Brandon Fibbs)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)
plays out, we're left with...'a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.' ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for SF, Horror and Fantasy Film ReviewSF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
It’s difficult to review “Cloverfield” without at least mentioning the buzz-guzzling hype machine producer J.J. Abrams kicked off with the arrival of the teaser trailer last summer; a cryptic piece of footage that sent the tails of geeks and blogger ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Filmjerk.com (Brian Orndorf)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
is a non-stop smashfest meant to be forgotten as soon as it's over, then repeated the following weekend for people eternally hungry for empty sensations. If you're too old for that, find yourself another film. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Charlotte Observer (Lawrence Toppman)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Rarely have I rooted for a monster with such enthusiasm. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Slate (Dana Stevens)Slate (Dana Stevens)
To call Cloverfield (Paramount) a cheap gimmick is not a value judgment but a statement of simple fact. The first big-screen collaboration between producer J.J. Abrams and director Matt Reeves (who, between them, created Felicity, Alias, and Lost) was ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Slate (Dana Stevens)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for The New York Sun (S. James Snyder)The New York Sun (S. James Snyder)
It's not typical that a movie makes history with its trailer, but then again, "Cloverfield" isn't your typical studio blockbuster. Last summer, as every geek worth his action figure collection was getting ready to see "Transformers" on opening night, ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at The New York Sun (S. James Snyder)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for I.E. Weekly (Amy Nicholson)I.E. Weekly (Amy Nicholson)
It's like Abrams and crew have looked into the void and thought: the only thing worse than Armageddon is if no one witnessing it is hot. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at I.E. Weekly (Amy Nicholson)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)
Do we really need the horror of 9/11 to be repackaged and presented to us as an amusement-park ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Salon (Stephanie Zacharek)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 1.20 out of 4 stars for MightyGanesha.com (Diva Velez)MightyGanesha.com (Diva Velez)
I've never cheered so hard for the monster to win in my life. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at MightyGanesha.com (Diva Velez)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 1.10 out of 4 stars for DVDTalk.com (Brian Orndorf)DVDTalk.com (Brian Orndorf)
has all the head-rattling jolt and dramatic verisimilitude of a prank phone call. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at DVDTalk.com (Brian Orndorf)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
The studio has kept close wraps on “Cloverfield,” the new project from fanboy favorite J.J. Abrams (though he’s merely the producer), hoping that the sense of mystery surrounding the big-budget disaster movie will spark interest and insure a humungo ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
A gotham monster film, like Godzilla was to Tokyo, filled with spectacle and a promising premise but offering not much of an emotional impact or scares or a fulfilling story or competent acting. The film is not only a ripoff of Blair Witch but comes with ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews (Harry Knowles)Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews (Harry Knowles)
Having seen the film, I can tell you – I have completely forgotten the marketing. I no longer care why the film is titled CLOVERFIELD, I don’t think it has a secret meaning – other than the fact that the movie that the marketing would lead you to, i ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews (Harry Knowles)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for ShowBizCafe.com (Alejandro Arbona)ShowBizCafe.com (Alejandro Arbona)
Lectores, considérense advertidos: Cuando los adelantos de una película de Hollywood incluyen un mínimo de la trama y la actuación, no es sin motivo. El nivel insólito de misterio que ha rodeado el mercadeo de “Cloverfield” ha generado un nivel i ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at ShowBizCafe.com (Alejandro Arbona)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Manohla Dargis)New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Works as a showcase for impressively realistic-looking special effects, a realism that fails to extend to the scurrying humans whose fates are meant to invoke pity and fear but instead inspire yawns and contempt. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at New York Times (Manohla Dargis)
Cloverfield (2008) scores a combined 0.50 out of 4 stars for Movie-Vault.com (Yorgo Douramacos)Movie-Vault.com (Yorgo Douramacos)
It's a bit misleading for me to post a, “review,” of Cloverfield, the new thriller from producer and TV golden boy J.J. Abrams. ...read the complete Cloverfield movie review at Movie-Vault.com (Yorgo Douramacos)
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