The Godzilla movie done right.

Rating: 8/10 (15 May 2014)

After 10 years of disappearance from the big screen, the king of all monsters is back and this time it's a far far better one than the much maligned 1998 version. Though the movie has its flaws, I think Bryan Cranston should have taken the lead role. His character was the only one that stood out the rest and was very well-written and developed, Good thing the build up to the big lizard's resurgence was there to overshadow the cardboard characters. But seriously folks, I paid to see Godzilla come back and like all its movies that came before, the human characters were mere reactors and commentators of the behemoth's presence. I liked how the big lizard was re-introduced to this generation, it wasn't rebooted and it wasn't very expository. For those who complained that the lizard lacked screen time, I believe in the old saying "Less is more." In closing, this Godzilla film serves as an antidote to all movies today especially in a time where I have become somewhat fatigued of the comic book and action genre that has clocked around 2 hours and 30 minutes only to highlight collateral damage.