Solid reboot for one of the most iconic movie monsters of all time

Rating: Null/10 (22 May 2014)

I just recently got out of the movie theaters seeing "Godzilla" and for the most part, I thought it was good. It managed to bring another dead franchise back to life after the 1998 "Godzilla" supposedly killed it.
Its got great action and really detailed special effects (the ones we expect from high budget CG movies nowadays) on the monsters especially Godzilla himself even though his screen time is limited and overshadowed by the human characters in the film and the main monster villains: the MUTOs . But when he does appear on screen, the whole thing becomes really intense and heart pounding. The way that everything is shot builds up the suspense to reveal the monsters much like "Jaws" did in 1975 and Gareth Edwards understands this.
The movie has some nice touches that pay homage to the original 1954 classic. One of the characters is named Serizawa after the original one who played an important role in the original film. Godzilla is portrayed as a destructive force of nature although he becomes ambiguously heroic by the end of the film. The tone is very dark much like the original film with very little camp.
The cast is okay; Aaron Taylor-Johnson gives a good performance as the main protagonist but his character is bland compared with Bryan Cranston who plays his dad(who unfortunately is killed off not even halfway through the movie). Ken Watanabe adds a nice touch as Dr. Serizawa and he's always great in a lot of the roles he plays.
"Godzilla" is a solid franchise reboot that modernizes one of the most iconic movie monsters of all time for newer audiences. It has its problems but the good outweighs the negative and it manages to be an entertaining monster flick.