Godzilla! Doesn't Quite Get There...

Rating: 6/10 (2 June 2014)

First of all let me say I am a huge fan of Godzilla! Always was and always will be. When I heard about the stellar cast involved like Ken Watanabe, Juliette Binoche and most of all Bryan Cranston, I was excited. Actors at the pinnacle of their performing powers.
Godzilla started of so well. Full of interesting characters, plot points and the premise was very good. However what let this movie down was killing of the best actor in the film too early... Bryan Cranston. Just when you begin to understand and feel for the character, they go and kill him off! Aaron Paul Johnson is a good actor and improving but in my view he was not ready to take control and lead this huge blockbuster film.
At some points I lost interest. Towards the end it felt like it was dragging on. I just wanted Godzilla to fight it out already. It took a good while for Godzilla and his enemy to be introduced which I didn't mind. I loved the way the movie tried to focus on character development rather than unnecessary all out cgi action but again if you kill off the best actors than what are you left with?...
The good things about Godzilla are the effects were really good. The beginning was thrilling. The performances were believable.
Overall it was a good popcorn flick, good action but it is not the film I will watch again. Didn't leave a lasting impression unfortunately but glad they tried to reboot it and hey... at least it's better than the last Godzilla film. :)