Overall good movie.

Rating: 8/10 (9 February 2008)

I thought Cloverfield was pretty good. It built up at the start getting the viewer prepared for what was going to come, by focusing on some of the characters in the film then after that BANG it took off.
To me the use of the hand held Camera gave me the sense of being there with the characters in the film it was a bold thing to do and I think it payed off, even though at times the camera was shaky but wouldn't you shake if you were subjected to some nasty stuff like the characters in the film.
The visual quality of the film was great for a camera job although at times it was dark but this added to the atmosphere of the movie.
The audio quality of the film was great too.
One downside to the movie was how at times the camera was shaky and at times off center of the action but apart from that I give it 8/10.
Recommendable for sci-fi, thriller and horror fans.