Directed by Gareth Edwards
SPOILER
However, the decision to kill off Bryan Cranston's Dr Brody after 45mins or so was not a good idea in my opinion. Cranston is always watchable, while Aaron Taylor-Johnson proves Brits can be dull square-jawed all-American types too! Talented actors like Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn and Elizabeth Olsen are badly under utilized, but somehow this film works! We've become so used to the Marvel/DC template for big budget action films yet Gareth Edwards manages to keep things fresh and fun. Virtually wisecrack-free and if there was a post-credits sting, I didn't catch it. Godzilla is a very entertaining popcorn movie.
[EDITED TO ADD: Watching this on the small screen was a MUCH less involving experience! I'd probably downgrade it to 6 out of 10 as the plot holes and weak characterisation are less disguised by spectacle.]
May 2014
Godzilla (12A)
Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, Ken Watanabe, David Strathairn
This is one of those films you really should see on a huge screen with a yelping audience. The scale of the CGI is epic, even though we expect that these days.
7/10
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