Director: Gareth Edwards
Starring: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Bryan Cranston
My Rating: Liked It
First of all, throughout the whole movie the main character, Ford Brody (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), looked so familiar to me, but I could not for the life of me put my finger on it. I instantly looked it up after the movie. He's the goofy looking lead in Kick-Ass (2010)! He got so ripped for this role, it's crazy.
I just had to get that out of the way. So, I've never seen any of the older Godzilla's, not even the oft criticized Matthew Broderick one, therefore I can't do any comparisons. I thought that the acting wasn't anything special and the script had a few cringeworthy, awkward moments. Basically the script is really shallow because it's simply a vehicle to get to the monsters. Which is a shame, because there is some real talent in the cast. But let's be real, no one saw this movie to see good dialogue, people want to see Godzilla!
The movie definitely flourishes when the monsters are on screen, but there wasn't nearly enough screen time for the green beast. If anything I'd recommend the movie just to see the big payoff at the end, because it's pretty awesome. Ultimately I didn't give one lick about any of the characters, there was some seriously cheesy acting, and the monsters don't get enough screen time; but when they do, man it's good!