Great special effects, grand music, dull as dishwater

Rating: 3/10 (3 August 2014)

This is what happens when you give a low budget director known for special effects more money...better special effects and not much else.
Halfway through the movie I was hoping Godzilla would just kill everyone just so the movie would end.
There was absolutely no emotional engagement with any of the characters.
And emotional engagement is the beginning middle and end of storytelling.
Compare this to pacific rim and you will know exactly what I mean.
An instantly forgettable film. Which is saying something given there's a city sized monster called Godzilla in it.