What a waste of time and talent

Rating: 4/10 (31 May 2014)

I should say at the outset that I am 43 years old so not exactly the target market for this film.
I felt sorry for Ken Watanabe whose scenes involved furrowing his brow and mumbling nonsense about the power of nature. I also felt sorry for David Strathairn - a good actor who had nothing to do in his scenes as an admiral.
Well done to all those involved in the making of this film who earned money from it, and congratulations to the special effect wizards who brought the creatures to life. I love seeing 'believable' massive creatures on screen, having grown up in the era of 'men in suit' and stop-motion monsters.
But I don't enjoy watching films that glorify the (usually American) military machine, and those that make a mockery of science (Prometheus, Independence Day, etc.). This film does both, while the script is the worst I have heard since 'Predators'. I didn't care about the characters or feel there was much excitement, and left the cinema feeling that no one has really done a scary monster story properly since Alien.