"Cloverfield" is a series of short stories that many want to believe are tied to each other. The universal hatred for the 3rd installment is simply due to the fact that the "answers" to the questions from one and two and the attempt to make them related is not being addressed. This is causing confusion, frustration, and disappointment. Stop trying to make them related and view them as the separate stories they are. While not Academy Award caliber, they provide thought provoking matinee entertainment. As for anything a critic says, I reject their views as arrogant opinions of jaded attention grabbers, desperate to be the one who will be remembered for commenting on a movie. While they might have a interesting point of discussion, it's buried under so much me, me, me, me, me...