Not being a fan of the Godzilla movies I have to say this was better than expected. I just wish there was more of the monsters

Rating: 7/10 (13 September 2014)

"This is not an electrical malfunction." After a nuclear meltdown in Japan Joe Brody (Cranston) is forced to flee his home. Nothing ever set well with him about with the whole accident. When he is caught trying to sneak back into the city he is caught and his son Ford (Taylor-Johnson) must go get him. When a similar event happens Joe and his son are enlisted to help figure out what is wrong. It turns out that Joe's instincts were right. I will open by saying that I have never really been a big fan of Godzilla. I have only watched one of the original series and the 90's one with Matthew Broderick. Going into this one my only real expectation was that it will be better than that one. I was not wrong. That said the movie I think tried to do too much. The first half of the movie was watching the scientists try to figure out what was going on. When you sit down to watch a monster movie you really want to get right to the action. This is a movie I will review in two aspects. When the monsters were not on the screen the movie was a little slow moving and hard to stay interested in. The entire time you are just thinking blah, blah, blah lets see action. On the other hand when the monsters are on screen and fighting the movie is entertaining and I could have watched a movie of just that. Once again not being a fan of the Godzilla movies I do have to say this was better than I expected I just wish there was more of the monster aspect. Overall, better then expected and worth seeing but be prepared for the movie to drag a little when the action isn't happening. I give this a low B+.