Gareth Evans does a Stephen Spielberg

Rating: 7/10 (8 June 2014)

Pros: Epic, well-paced fight scenes; Moments of suspense; Fantastic scale of setting; GODZILLA!!!
Cons: All of the human characters except Dr. Serizawa; Some stilted dialogue
Bottom Line: Gareth Evans' take on the Godzilla franchise seems to strike a chord with fans of Stephen Spielberg, sometimes a little too much so. This movie shouldn't be called "Godzilla" so much as it should be called "Godzilla meets Close Encounters of the Third Kind meets Independence Day", but it does do the eponymous king of the monsters some justice. A few of the rest of us may cry foul, but his die-hard subjects are sure to applaud his continued undisputed rule.