A better Godzilla movie

Rating: 7/10 (29 October 2016)

I saw this movie last year and really liked it. Quite different than any Godzilla movies I watched as a kid. There's much more of a story told from the character's viewpoint and the final battle scene was worth watching the entire movie. I found Elizabeth Olson's character and that of her son's character to be essential worthless. That's not a knock on the actors, just a knock on their roles. They don't really add anything except a love/family angle to the story. That's been overdone in blockbuster movies and less of that, more of the scientists interacting and discussing Godzilla's origin/nature would have been better. Taylor's soldier/son/husband character could have used a bit more depth as well. He's just kind of running in place with his role throughout. Overall, it's a fun movie and the giant monster battle scenes are good. I give it a 6 out of 10. Not a great movie but a good one.