I saw a Vulture headline (but didn't read the article) on the slow build before the movie came out so I knew what to expect.

The build and teases kinda made Godzilla seem almost mythical, so the payoff feels earned when we see him fully and he finally commences to kicking ass as a babyface. The movie has a clear reverence for him and treats him with serious respect, as opposed to some ironic, kitschy trash "homage" to the old movies.

If you were hoping for two hours of straight destruction and mayhem, sorry.

Taylor-Johnson was about as bland as a "hero" gets, and that's a problem, since we have to follow him for roughly 2/3 of the movie. Cranston was great and I hated to see him go. I thought both Ken Watanabe and Sally Hawkins got lost in the shuffle, and I'm really not sure what more Elizabeth Olson could be called on to do.

I liked it.

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