Good special effects can't save Godzilla

Rating: 5/10 (6 January 2015)

The trailer for the 2014 version of Godzilla looked very promising, however the end result was average at best. The cast was good, especially Bryan Cranston and Ken Watanabe and I also liked Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the lead who certainly has come a long way from Kick-Ass. The special effects looked really good, but the story itself was disappointing which let the whole movie down, and the ending was terrible. I will not put in any spoilers except to say that the ending was rushed and goes against the spirit of Godzilla. It was as if the movie had run out of ideas. Unless Godzilla is rebooted, I won't care for a sequel.
At least the 1998 version of Godzilla directed by Ronald Emmerich was slightly more enjoyable, despite the fact it received a mauling by critics.
5/10