Godzilla (2014) 7/10

Starring : Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn, Bryan Cranston
Director : Gareth Edwards
Running Time : 123 mins

Joe Brody (Cranston) travels to Japan and illegally enters a quarantine zone to investigate the death of his wife Sandra (Binoche) fifteen years earlier. His son, Ford (Taylor-Johnson), is persuaded by his father to help investigate, and they soon discover that the quarantine zone is home to a number of Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organisms (MUTOs) which were accidentally unleashed and are heading for Hawaii.

Although this movie does enjoy surprising its audience with unexpected deaths and odd twists in the tale, the lead actor, Taylor-Johnson, isn’t really good enough to carry off an action lead. Granted, Kick-Ass was awesome, but that was thanks to its ensemble cast and, with much of the action resting on his shoulders here, he just didn’t garner any real sympathy from me. Fans of Godzilla movies will enjoy this, though the creature is so cloaked in darkness it’s a rare event when you actually get to see him.

You’ll like this if you liked : Cloverfield