Utter balderdash

Rating: 2/10 (3 February 2008)

The spoiler is ... a monster attacks New York. The plot? A monster attacks New York. That's it. Add hand-held camera-work that is a gimmick for the first five minutes and then becomes downright irritating, and that just about sums up the movie. How in heaven did they pitch this one to the studio? The pitch must have been that aforementioned one-liner ... A monster attacks New York, but here's the thing - WE USE HAND-HELD CAMERAS LIKE WE'RE REALLY THERE! Gosh. The studios must be really desperate because they fell for it. No plot, no script as such (thereby saving a whole heap of money), lots of CG explosions and a very unhealthy-looking monster that sheds parasites and lumbers about New York knocking over buildings and eating people for the hell of it. Why? How? What the hell???? Oh, who gives a damn ...