• This page contains critical reviews for J.J. Abrams' monster film, Cloverfield. Cloverfield is a feature film from Paramount Pictures about five people attempting to escape from New York during an attack from a large rampaging monster. Cloverfield is entirely composed of faux-"found footage" from hand-held video cameras and other sources.

• 1. Theatrical Release: January 18, 2007
  2. DVD Release: April 22, 2008
  3. MPAA Rating: PG-13
  4. Running Time: 84 minutes
  5. Producer: J.J. Abrams
  6. Director: Matt Reeves
  7. Screenplay: Drew Goddard
  8. Working titles: "Slusho", "The Parasite", "Monstrous"
  9. 1. Michael Stahl-David
  10. 1. T.J. Miller]
  11. 1. Jessica Lucas
  12. 1. Odette Yustman
  13. 1. Lizzy Caplan
  14. 1. Mike Vogel

• Consensus

  1. Metacritic Metascore: 64 out of 100, Generally Favorable, "Mercifully, at 84 minutes the movie is even shorter than its originally alleged 90-minute running time; how much visual shakiness can we take? And yet, all in all, it is an effective film, deploying its special effects well and never breaking the illusion that it is all happening as we see it." -Roger Ebert
  2. Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer: 78%, Certified Fresh, "A sort of Blair Witch Project crossed with Godzilla, Cloverfield is economically paced, stylistically clever, and filled with scares."

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