A Godzilla reboot made for Godzilla fans

Rating: 9/10 (22 May 2014)

I loved this movie. Yes it has some flaws but the positives far out weight the negatives. Without giving away spoilers I'll say the biggest negative and the only one that kept this movie from being a 10 for me is that Bryan Cranston isn't the star of the movie. He has a smaller supporting role and the movie is mainly carried by Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Johnson's character has very little emotion, though I believe that was by design as he seems to bury his emotions after suffering through a tragic event. The movie really needed that strong emotional component Cranston brings to the beginning of the film for the entire movie. I liked the Contrast Cranston and Johnson had at the beginning seeing how each has dealt with their shared traumatic event and would have loved to seen that carried through to the end. The other negative that didn't bother me too much was I wanted a little more Godzilla. With that being said, every time he is on screen it's money shot after money shot. Even though Godzilla wasn't on screen for a ton of the movie the Director did a great job of making you still feel his presence and the Muto creatures don't disappoint getting you to Godzilla. You feel throughout the movie that a giant prehistoric beast is lurking out there somewhere. That leads me to what I loved about this movie. The directing was superb. There are so many amazing shots in this movie. The HALO jump was incredible, the bridge scene was brilliantly shot, and the final battle was amazing and contains the best fatality ever on film. I loved where Edwards placed the camera in this movie, it really gave scale to the giant creatures in this movie. With the sequel announced I'm excited to see how this Godzilla universe gets expanded. Great summer blockbuster, go check it out