You can't spell "godawful" without "Godzilla"

Rating: 2/10 (21 January 2015)

Okay, you don't go into a Godzilla movie expecting Shakespeare. But if Shakespeare were alive and had taken me to this movie, I would have slapped the crap out of him. I loved Godzilla movies as a kid. And I still do. That is, the 1950's-1970's Godzilla and the reattempts in the 80's and 90's. When 1998 rolled around, I was enthused about the new Godzilla movie. My wife was unfamiliar with Godzilla, so I was more enthused. Two hours later, we walked out of the theater--slightly deaf-- wondering what had happened.So I didn't even try Godzilla 2000. But this Godzilla. This had promise. Great cast, great CGI, an air of suspense. And that was all it had, promise. Cranston was in the movie about as long as Godzilla--maybe ten minutes. Wattanabe considerably longer, but they managed to reign in his acting skills. And Taylor-Johnson made Kristen Stewart look like Sarah Bernhardt. Avoid this movie like the plague, and when Godzilla 2 comes out-- don't even watch the trailer.