Review of Cloverfield (2008) by Luke R — 03 Mar 2014

While it may be just another edition to the found footage genre, this clever, and scary film, somehow success, fully pulls it off.

This review of Cloverfield (2008) was written by Luke R on 03 Mar 2014.

Cloverfield has generally received positive reviews.

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