Review of Cloverfield (2008) by Adverse E — 30 Oct 2012

Really great up until the very last 10 minutes which costs it a star. Whatever a star equates to.

This review of Cloverfield (2008) was written by Adverse E on 30 Oct 2012.

Cloverfield has generally received positive reviews.

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