Review of Godzilla (2014) by Sias — 22 May 2014
A rather disappointing return of the Kaiju franchise. What should have been a fun monster mashing spectacle ended up being a strange disjointed character drama with absolutely no character. The film was awfully paced, almost absolutely devoid of tension and undermined by a horrible script and ham fisted references to Hiroshima.
Also, the removal of the only strong lead in the film so early on, left the last two thirds of the film with a cast that had no emotional push or screen presence whatsoever (Aaron Taylor Johnson doesn't exactly demand one's attention).
Luckily, Godzilla and the other kaiju looked tremendously good and what little of them we actually see was fun. It's just a shame that everything else in the film is just so thoroughly boring and lacking in emotion and heart.
A true B movie in that respect then I guess.
This review of Godzilla (2014) was written by Sias on 22 May 2014.
Godzilla has generally received positive reviews.
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