Over-hyped for an underwhelming film.

Rating: 7/10 (17 May 2014)

A lot of the reviews for "Godzilla" are 10 stars, saying how it's "the best movie ever." This is deceiving because the reviews don't actually review the movie. Their paid advertising should not be given any thought. Now unto a real review: Having been a fan of the Godzilla franchise, of course the news of this film brought much amazement and curiosity. The teaser and the trailer hyped up many expectations. But upon actually seeing the film, all expectations lowered. The film had so much potential: the monster, the actors, the story. What went wrong with it? Simple: money. This next piece will be a major spoiler so don't read any further if you don't want it spoiled. Bryan Cranston, the highest billed actor for the film (the trailer makes it so that Cranston fights the monster), dies within 25 minutes of the film. If that doesn't help, Godzilla doesn't appear until an hour in. While monster movies have that necessary build-up to show the monster, there are also characters that the audience must care about and be interested in. "Godzilla" had the build-up but not the interesting characters. The actors fail to make the audience feel any connection with their respective characters. The action was minimal, at best. The fights were embarrassingly short for a movie about a monster fighting a city. In short, the film was over-hyped and left the audience wanted something better. I can't give it any higher than a 3 because of deceptive marketing and a poor final product.