It was alright.

Rating: 5/10 (29 May 2014)

I saw the movie last night with fair expectations and I have to admit that I was disappointed. I didn't dislike the movie, but I also didn't think it was a GOOD movie. It was alright.
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The main issues I had with the film were similar to that discussed. I hated the fact that they killed off Bryan Cranston's character. He was the character that kept me fully involved throughout. I understood him and felt sorry for him. His son, however; not so much. Same goes with every single character, INCLUDING Godzilla himself. I noticed that unless you already KNEW that you were supposed to like and feel sympathy for Godzilla and not fear him, you would have no idea on what to think towards him.
I don't think the writing on this film was as good as it could have been to be honest. I do think that the film could have been significantly cut down. Again, going back to Bryan Cranston's character - after his death, it felt like we could have lost most of his running time in the first place since it didn't really seem to actually have much impact on the later film. They should have either kept his character throughout; cut his time down; OR at least make it feel as if his death actually meant something and something clever.
I also felt that there did need to be more fighting from the monsters. I didn't really feel there was much at all (especially not from what I expected). The end fight didn't really have much of a climax; it just kind of ended and then Godzilla swam back into the water. I felt there needed to be more focus on the fight and much more EMOTIONAL focus on Godzilla.
I did, however enjoy the movie. More-so the first half, but yeah. I did kind of like it and it had its moments (my favourite been the scene where the train automatically approaches the female MUTO with passengers on board. A perfect bit of tension.) but I felt there was too many issues to fully appreciate it.
I'd give the film a 5/10.