I didn’t expect much from Godzilla — the 1998 version cemented this — but truth be told it’s a good deal better than that one and not even that bad after all. High points: Effects are good, the monster is kinda sorta cute, and Bryan Cranston hams it up in the extreme for his limited screen time. Strange things: It plays more like a sequel, given the monster-on-monster aspect of the film. San Francisco is… not quite right (since when are there New York cabs — or indeed any cabs — and why does the Bart have a new logo? I smell a rat, and a lizard, and a moth). The male and female protagonists both have very small foreheads. Neanderthal cinema invasion! Sapiens, you’ve been warned. Some good hominid species-on-species action to mix up your monster-on-monster. I’m not making any sense, and that’s very meta of me because neither does half of this film. But it’s better than you’d think it would be, and probably an homage to the Japanese ones (Gojirra!) but I haven’t seen them so I wouldn’t know. Also, I saw this when it came out and it’s been weeks and I still haven’t written this and I’m clearing my backlog so I can see Edge of Tomorrow so here it is.
Haus Verdict: My reviews are useless sometimes, and this is one of those times. Decent film though.