| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"It's a short, efficient, terrifying monster movie, no more and no less." more... |
B |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"...all in all, it is an effective film..." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Matt Pais |
"...deserves to be called a wild ride." more... |
B+ |
E! Online
Glenn Gaslin |
"...scary and superfun." more... |
B+ |
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum |
"...a surreptitiously subversive, stylistically clever little gem of an entertainment..." more... |
B+ |
Hollywood Reporter
Michael Rechtshaffen |
"It's The Blair Godzilla Project--and that's a compliment." more... |
B+ |
New York Post
Kyle Smith |
"...I'm not sure who suffered more: the characters or me." more... |
C |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"Cloverfield's gritty, in-your-face style is uncompromising. If you're looking for a nice, clean movie filmed with a steadycam, you'll have to look elsewhere." more... |
B |
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." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Andy Spletzer |
"There is a bang to the buck for people who just want to see some buildings get smashed." more... |
B |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...a surprisingly gripping thriller." more... |
B |
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