Review of Godzilla (1998) by Branham N — 20 Sep 2013

'Size does matter,' according to the studio's marketing team, but it turns out that a man in a rubber suit stomping on miniatures is an altogether more entertaining experience. With the inconsistently sized computer-generated titular beast reigning terror on the city that never sleeps, there's enough fun to be had to sustain most - not all - of the the film's gestation.

Matthew Broderick is an unconventional hero for this sort of fare, but is his usually likable self, though the plot involving his rekindled romance with Maria Pitillo isn't compelling or interesting enough for us to care and the final act plays out more like a poor man's 'Jurassic Park' (1993).

However, there's some terrific action sequences here and a scene-stealing Hank Azaria and Jean Reno are also highlights.