Sincere review: Skip this movie. It is so derivative.

Rating: Null/10 (20 May 2014)

WARNING: SPOILERS IN THIS REVIEW There isn't an original bone in this film's body. It takes far too long for anything to happen. And Aaron Taylor-Johnson lacks any charisma (the guy's expression is frozen in stoicism, always on the edge of tears!).
On the bright side, we know what happened to the monster in "Cloverfield!" (Yes, the other monsters look like that creature.) I do think the director, Gareth Edwards, did his earnest best, but it's as if he made the movie directly from a 'Big Budget Suspense 1.01' movie manual. I lost count of the number of scenes and elements in this film that were copied from others (e.g. all the adults looking in one direction, and a child turning back to look behind them, just as a character may be killed by a monster, Godzilla saves him -- see: Jurassic Park climax!).
Speaking of Jurassic Park, the beginning of this film felt like the screen writer found pages from the screen play and used them! So, save your money (I wasted mine), and skip this movie. There are more movies coming this summer that (hopefully) will be worth your dollars.