A brief review of "Godzilla" (2014)

Rating: Null/10 (6 July 2014)

I liked it! It's no "Blade Runner," but it's a fun way to escape a rainy Saturday.
There is a lot of fun fan service for those who remember the original movies. For one, the creature design isn't "Jurassic Park" — it deliberately recalls the man-in-the-rubber-suit effects of the Japanese films. And they made sure to include that impossible to forget (or write) REEEEEEEIIIIAAAAAAARRRGH.
I might be imagining things, but I'm pretty sure the baddies here are deliberately reminiscent of "Cloverfield" (2008). That was funny.
There is a long and overwrought subplot monopolizing the first half of the film, involving a bereaved Bryan Cranston. Whatever this was meant to achieve in terms of character motivations, it kinda wasn't worth it to delay the arrival of giant monsters. I'm pretty sure that people don't go to a Godzilla movie to see Bryan Cranston.
Actually  I take that back. That dude is so popular that it's entirely possible that people do go to a Godzilla movie to see Bryan Cranston.
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