the story missed the mark

Rating: 4/10 (21 January 2015)

This Godzilla remake wasn't that good. The main problem was the poor script and the personal relationships. The only 2 interesting people were the scientists, Joe and his wife, and neither last very long. The main character, Ford, was poorly written and acted and his wife, played by Elizabeth Olsen, was such a lame character. Even their kid was used poorly and gave nothing to the story.
As already mentioned, the darkness of the film was too much and Godzilla did not get enough screen time. I thought the special effects were good, but Godzilla should have been shown in longer than 90 second clips. Perhaps the MUTOs were the best part of the movie.
FINAL VERDICT: Watch at your own risk. There isn't enough monster action and the characters are so bad.