Disappointing

Rating: 1/10 (15 May 2014)

First off, I have been a fan for 20+ years, so I am not just some hater bashing this movie. My biggest problem, is that Godzilla is not "the savior of the city," he is a bringer of destruction and chaos. That is why godzilla was created in the first place, to show repercussions of nuclear power by destroying those who use it. Next, out of a 2 hour movie why was the title character only shown for about 5 total minutes??? The other 2 monsters were shown 10 times as much, and they even looked like the monster from cloverfield. If this was supposed to be a reboot for the series, they could have pleased old fans while attracting new ones by bringing back godzilla the destroyer not the hero, make it like the original, or heck even the 1984 version. The only good things I can think of that were good was the CGI and the presentation of godzilla's atomic breath. But that's about it. Most of the acting was boring and there were such long times I between action sequences that I found myself half falling asleep in the theatre. I can't believe there are so many good reviews on here, I guess most people aren't familiar with the concept of what godzilla stands for. I had such high hopes for this film, and in the end I ended up disappointed.
One final note, Bryan Cranston is a terrific actor and I could watch him in just about anything, but even he couldn't save this one, especially when they kill him 30 minutes in.