Utterly disappointing

Rating: 4/10 (7 February 2015)

I am tempted to give it one out of ten, but that would not be fair as it does have a few good points. Unfortunately the good bits are out of the way half way through the movie and I was left bored and annoyed as the movie drew to a close. Ultimately not as entertaining as watching an old school version (any one will do).
Best character killed off too early, remaining characters are shallow. There are elements of the story which are pointless and fail to disguise the poor writing. The best part was the black and white clips during the introduction which set the scene for what looked like it could be great, but never delivered.
A lot of the action scenes are very dark to the point you can't see much, just silhouettes and monster noises. Got a few points for being visually stunning in places, and not being offensively bad to the point I would want it deleted from movie history - but if it were on TV I would not watch it again unless I was being paid.
Do yourself a favour - watch Pacific Rim instead if you want to see something recent in this genre that is better (but it is not great either so be warned).