Great camera work but stupid plot.

Cloverfield is one of the silliest films that I have ever seen in my whole life but it is one of the best filmed films of all time. I think it is only the visual effects that are good in this film and that are it. The story is very stupid and very badly thought film but it was amazingly filmed which is why I have an average rating and review for this film. I found this film hard to watch because of the way it was filmed. Don't get me wrong, it is filmed brilliantly but I think it is a film that can make some people feel quite sick particularly in the cinema because it is like watching a video from a video camera. I did like how the actors, director and producers wanted the audience to approach it. It was like they wanted the audience to feel thrilled to feel like they were really there. It is a good film but is bad as well. The ending of this film seems like there is going to be a sequel.


The acting was pretty bad to be honest because I found some of them so annoying I wanted them to be killed off by the monster. Not knowing what the monster is and what it looks like is a terrifying mystery but problem is that the character never added any spice to the quality of the story. Yes, it is a pretty stupid film but the acting should be good at least but this film failed at the acting.


This film was brilliantly directed which was the best quality of this film. It was directed like it was really happening but I think the lack of believability within the film was the biggest flaw within the film due to its realistic filmmaking. The script was pretty lame and that was another thing that made Cloverfield a very unrealistic film.


The visual effects on the film were the only good thing in this film and the filmmaking itself was good too but wasn't a very realistic film to watch. Cloverfield was a film that received 5-stars only because of the filmmaking but not on the actual story, acting and screenplay of the film which is where this film is overrated. I don't like it any less because of that. I neither hated nor liked this film really. I would only recommend it to people who look films that are tense and scary but if you're looking for a masterpiece with fantastic filmmaking and fine qualities you might not be in luck because the acting and screenplay doesn't mix with the excellent direction at all. It is one of the most disappointing films of 2008.

6/10