Repetitive explosions, overacting, a weak plot line and about seven minutes of the main attraction that movie goers spent their money to see is what you will get with the highly anticipated “Godzilla.”
Not even the prodigious special effects along with the plenty of action packed explosive scenes can make “Godzilla†a credible film.
While there were several times where you wanted to root for the Giant green monster, the end result was basic, leaving nothing more to get excited about. The film’s big actor, Bryan Cranston, mostly yelled his lines to the point where you couldn’t help laughing.
The only good thing Godzilla had going for it was that it made you feel like a kid again, sort of. Godzilla’s battle with the M.U.T.U. had the green giant pull out one of his vintage finishing moves. Let’s just say that fire was involved. The bad news is that with all the special effects, Godzilla only appears in the film for approximately 10 minutes.
The majority of the film involved endless nonsense of yelling,overacting and pretty much failed theories that led to disaster when all was said and done. The fight scenes between Godzilla and the M.U.T.U. were several of the films high points. Unfortunately there weren’t enough of those scenes that kept the movie flowing. The good news about this version of Godzilla was that it was more tolerable than 1998 version.
But that’s not saying much.
Overall, “Godzilla†is a film as advertised. A giant green monster with a famous scream who tears up the city. As the old saying goes, “You get what you paid for.”
In this case, it’s not much.
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