Mediocre

Rating: 6/10 (27 April 2016)

Being a Godzilla fan a large portion of my life, i looked forward to this immensely. I thought to myself "Godzilla is finally in good hands.." But.. that is somewhat not true now.
The main issue of this film is how little they pay attention to Godzilla. How many scenes, you might wonder. Well he is on screen 8 minutes. And this is a two hour long movie. They didn't need to "introduce" him. He was well introduced for 60 years. In the trailers, they teased him. Which i can see, But they continue to tease him even in the film. Which is flat out ridiculous.
The enemy monster is brand new, freshly created. And this begins with the films second issue. They spend a HUGE majority of the movie talking about these things. We all came to see Godzilla, not MUTO'S vs Godzilla.
The film would have worked 80% percent better if it was JUST Godzilla. And if it actually fitted the dark and cold atmosphere of the Trailers. Which the Trailers displayed a dark and depressing tone, which should of been the entire film on its own. That would work perfect.. and it would might of been Oscar winning.
On the bright side, The times when Godzilla does show up, Its amazing. This Godzilla is the biggest one yet (stands at 108 meters). And is spectacular to see in theaters.
Godzilla has his atomic breath, too. Thank god.
The only good actor in the film is Bryan Cranston. You really feel the pain he is going through and he expresses his emotions in such a realistic way. Everybody else's acting is lacking.
The last flaw i have is Godzilla's nature. He ends up in this film to be the "balance of nature" But Godzilla should be the enemy. Having Godzilla a hero is just awkward. Sure he has saved Japan a number of times, But here he is pure Hero.
quick recap:
CONS:
-Godzilla lacks a massive amount of screen time
-Acting is bland
-Too much attention to the MUTO
-Godzilla is a pure Hero
-Constant teasing
PROS:
-Godzilla looks better than ever
-He has his Atomic Breath
-Soundtrack is awesome
-Bryan Cranston
-Director has respect to original designs/films/concepts
Pretty much, this was a film worth seeing in theaters. Okay to some fans, but most critics won't like it. Hopefully the 2018 sequel with Mothra/Rodan/Ghidorah will be good because they are done "introducing" him.