Godawful.

Rating: 3/10 (18 March 2017)

Godzilla (Gojira) wakes from his slumber to do battle with two over-sized insect-like monsters that have been causing trouble in Japan, and which are now headed for San Francisco.
I think it's safe to say that I am in the minority for liking Roland Emmerich's Godzilla (1998), but dammit, I find it entertaining despite all of its silliness. In contrast, Gareth Edward's Godzilla is one hell of a bore for most of its running time, with way to much of the two hours plus spent on dull drama, and the action scenes, when they happen, simply too dark to be enjoyable. This is probably the reason why this year's Kong: Skull Island was so devoid of a plot, comprising of endless action set-pieces occurring in broad daylight: the makers were trying extra hard to ensure that it came nowhere near to the abject dreariness of Edward's film.
When giant radioactive lizard and mighty ape finally meet up in Godzilla vs. Kong (scheduled for 2020), I sure hope that they take extra special care to get the balance of plot and action right: I don't think I can handle another monster-sized disappointment.