Gareth Edwards’ spin on ‘Godzilla’ is new and refreshing. He provides an entertaining and brutish rendition of the monster, something the abysmal 1998 version failed to do. He nails the monster aspect of the film and this side of the story is told through the breathtaking CGI. But the films failure lie in the human element of the story which is nothing but a uninteresting mess, at the helm of which is the forgettable protagonist (Aaron Taylor Johnson). This doesn’t necessarily detract from the film being incredibly entertaining, it just hinders the film from being truly great.
‘Godzilla’ is not to be confused with ‘Pacific Rim’, [...]
