oh dear

Rating: 4/10 (5 August 2014)

i so wanted to like this but , as with most of the other sci-fi blockbusters in recent times, it just doesn't amount to anything more than a few effects-heavy shots and no plot to speak of, no character development... in fact, i hate to admit it was so dull. juliette binoche is in it for 5 secs., bryan cranston not much more and it's difficult to see past his walter white now. when he has hair it reminds me of him standing in the desert in his underpants. the main 'hero' is bland, bland, bland. i really enjoyed "monsters", and i could see one or two nods to that, but really, this is all meretricious visuals and no soul. how many shots do you need of the camera zooming into a characters faces as the jaws drops at the immensity of godzilla et al. *minor spoiler*.. was the shot of godzilla looking in a very matey way at arron johnson before slipping wearily into the ocean just a bit to ridiculous? that's what i got from this movie. godzilla is TIRED, oh so very tired...