Deceptive Version

Rating: 5/10 (12 October 2014)

In 1999, in Japan, there is a mysterious accident with the reactors of the Janjira nuclear power plant and the engineer Joe Brody (Bryan Cranston) loses his wife Sandra Brody (Juliette Binoche) and her team that were inspecting the reactor. Joe never accepts the official explanation for the accident. Fifteen years later, his son, the US Navy Officer Ford Brody (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), learns that Joe has trespassed in Janjira quarantine area and is arrested in Japan. He travels to Japan to release his father and they go to the Janjira facility area to retrieve Joe's data and pictures. Soon they discover the truth about the accident, caused by a "Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism" ("MUTO") that eats radiation trapped underground. The MUTO escapes from the secret facility to Honolulu killing Joe. Godzilla is also awakened, causes a tsunami in Hawaii and fights against the MUTO destroying Honolulu. Meanwhile a female MUTO escapes from the Nevada nuclear waste facility and destroys Las Vegas, heading to breed with the first MUTO in San Francisco. Now the last hope on Earth is Godzilla fighting and destroying the MUTO's.
"Godzilla" (2014) is a deceptive version of the legendary Japanese monster. An action movie that makes the viewer take naps certainly has problems in the screenplay. There is a silly, boring and corny subplot with the inexpressive Aaron Taylor-Johnson that is a waste of time. The cameo of Juliette Binoche lures their fans with her name in the credits. The cinematography is too dark and hard to be followed in some fights. And in the end, the dinosaur-like monster becomes the savior of the mankind in a senseless conclusion. My vote is five.
Title (Brazil): "Godzilla"