Not bad, as others say, but has soooooo much potential

Rating: 8/10 (29 September 2014)

Godzilla is one of those movies that you watch you don't hate, but when you how good it could of been.
First, on the good, Bryan Cranston, he gives a very emotional performance which actually brought a tear to my eye. Shame he is isn't in the movie that much. The realism is great with governments disguising monsters as earthquakes, it quite interesting. Also, Ken Wantabe, even though he is given cringe-worthy lines like "Let them fight." but his character was understandable and likable. Also, the action (the little of it) is well directed. Godzilla is well portrayed as an animal, and actually feels BIG.
Now to the bad, Aaron-Taylor Johnson, don't get me wrong, I like him but in this movie he is the most generic, uninteresting character, I've seen in a long time. I just about cared for him and his family to survive, but is the main character and add to the next problem. There's not enough Godzilla, there's a moment where you think "Oh, stuff's about go down!" but it cuts away from the monster fight that Godzilla is know for. What the actual hell! If this movie is about Godzilla at least let him have more screen time. If the is a good example is Pacific Rim, that movie was self aware and focused on epic fights and succeeded at that. Godzilla thinks that it can't have a bit fun. Speaking of fun, there could be better humour, to kind of lighten the mood and still feel serious, this is something that Marvel does well and would be good here.
My verdict is that Godzilla isn't bad, it is enjoyable and fun at moments but when you stand back and look back at the movie you see the potential it had and how good it could of been. 7/10 or a good time, no alcohol required.