Great build-up to a great Godzilla movie.

Rating: 10/10 (18 May 2014)

Overall I think the movie is well balanced and followed a great, slow burn build-up to a final battle. Some of the characters in the movie seemed not fleshed out. Most baffling for me is the character Dr. Ichiro, played by the famous Ken Watanabe. The character looked confused throughout the movie and I never fully understand why he was there other than just an adviser. My least favorable character was Vivienne Graham (played by Sally Hawkins). The character seemed marginal and no one will really miss her character if it was not in the movie. Aaron Johnson-Taylor's character was mediocre, and I only wish Brian Cranston could give him 20% more of his character's emotion in the movie.
The monsters animation was one of the best to grace the screen and I believe they did a great job on Godzilla. Glad now the official reviews are in and its favorable; therefore a sequel is in the plan. If done right, this reboot will create a good franchise for all the Godzilla fans.
All criticisms aside, I still give this move 10 out of 10, because I think this movie is good and deserves more sequels. There is just so much material we can build on this franchise.
Great job.