It's a good looking film, but unfortunately lacks a plot.

Rating: 5/10 (2 April 2015)

Just finished the film and well... it was really unimpressive. I was expecting it to be great! It seems to start well but literally in the first 5 minutes you're brought into the middle of a family's life and expected to care about them. Admitted Bryan Cranston gave a fantastic performance (as always!) but the writing just wasn't that good. There wasn't any reason for us to worry about what would become of these characters because, well, no one gave us a reason. I couldn't tell you either parent's name without looking it up. I only know Ford's because I just saw it on the cast/character list when scrolling. It kind of felt like someone had smushed a story around several lengthy Godzilla battles... which looked awesome I have to say (although got repetitive very quickly), but it took away even more from the characters we're supposed to be rooting for, which was a shame. I wanted to care, a great bloody disaster was unfolding for crying out loud, but it just didn't work.
I saw Monsters, Gareth Edwards' seriously low budget monster movie, which I really enjoyed. The story seemed original, the characters were believable and the special effects brilliant. Then you hear it was edited by just a handful of people in hotel rooms during filming. Unfortunately I didn't see this brilliant film-making I had been hoping to see much in Godzilla. It was there, but only briefly.
It was good to watch, but only that I'm afraid. It's pretty but lacking everywhere else.