Are you serious?!

Rating: 5/10 (16 May 2014)

First of all, I was really looking forward to see this movie. The trailer looked gorgeous and Gareth Edwards ('Monsters') and Bryan Cranston ('Breaking Bad') seemed to be a perfect team for this - sort of - remake. To be honest, the first 20 minutes of this movie aren't bad at all... Bryan Cranston really delivers the hell out of his stereotypical character and Juliette Binoche gives a splendid (but short) performance. But... and this is a huge but... after a pretty decent start the movie loses everything that made it quite cool: Bryan Cranston!! What the hell is wrong with the people who made this movie? There are huge plot holes and weird inconsistencies!
The Mutos looked really dumb (not a huge improvement to the original creation played by an actor in a costume) and have double the screen time compared to the movie title hero Godzilla. What? Why is this movie called "Godzilla"?!
Godzilla himself is one of the most dull-witted characters I have ever seen! Throughout the whole movie you do not feel any sympathy for him or care for this stupid huge and fat monster! Come on, the remake of King Kong was pretty great!! There were emotions, feelings and a much more believable monster than this piece of sh*t!
The plot holes or 'dumb decisions made by the protagonists' are unbearable. Oh okay, lets kill a huge monster that eats atomic waste with... an atomic bomb... congratulations, a smart decision! Or, come on, why would you send your child away when you know that your city is attacked by huge monsters out of hell??
And the worst: this movie takes itself too serious!! I mean, there are huge monsters fighting each other like in a stupid Wwe Smack Down. Even Hulk Hogan fights look more realistic than this! Not a single person in this movie ever smiles! There are no jokes, nothing! Guys, this is not the 'Color Purple', this is a monster movie! Even Emmerichs 'Godzilla' (1998) was far better than this one. Back then, the filmmakers knew it was rubbish and the audience knew it, too. Just turn off your brain and enjoy this huge monster B-movie!
Save your money, wait for a movie that is worth watching or watch it at home when the DVD comes out. I have to admit that I wished Godzilla to die at the end in order to save him from another dumb movie version like this...