Cringeworthy at times

Rating: 3/10 (16 May 2014)

So I was actually enticed by the trailer for this film. You didn't see the actual monster in many scenes, if at all, and it looked like it had a darker and more realistic feel to it than most monster movies. Then, to my disappointment, the movie is just the complete opposite. Once the monkey is out of the cage, it's just an endless monster battle. The plot is ridiculous. Most of the time, decisions made by the people in command are obviously horrendous. Acting was sub par. Only thing this movie does well is special effects, which are quite spectacular. But that can't help save it from misery, as the stupidity in this movie just keeps on piling up throughout.
I really don't understand the raving reviews this movie has gotten on this site. Anyway, obviously people have different taste, but this is just a warning, that if you thought that this was going to be a different type of monster movie, with intense, dark, gritty atmosphere, you were wrong, and you will be disappointed, just like me. I can not recommend this movie to anyone.