These parts added together = negative 4 stars

Rating: 4/10 (29 May 2014)

Yes Bryan Cranston is excellent. Sure, the director can direct, and yes, there are top tier special effects. Add the implausible Godzilla story, plus dialogue to rationalize everything that's happening and you get a mess. Even the joy of watching destruction is ruined when you're asking yourself: is this the best story they could come up with? How are they even delivering these lines? It's not tongue-in-cheek anymore, it's just lame.
Godzilla should really stay Japanese. I'm not even a fan, but I can tell how well loved the Japanese versions are. This is just a big fat dud Hollywood.