Let me start by saying that I have never seen any of the Godzilla movies. I am neither fan nor hater, so my point of view comes from just another Joe that loves science fiction movies.
With that out of the way, this movie was another movie that sold me on the trailers but failed to deliver.
The supposed premise of where these creatures come from is absolutely ludicrous. Dinosaurs that feed on radiation? Really? The name of the movie is GODZILLA ... so where the hell is Godzilla for most of the movie? I wouldn't have minded the absence of Godzilla if it weren't for the fact that the rest of the movie wasn't anything to write home about. Ken Watanabi only appeared to deliver quick one liners. Bryan Cranston's acting was a far cry from Walter White.
The military being such a big part of the movie wasn't consistent with how the real military is structured. The soldiers ran around trying to cover sectors of fire when they clearly were not fighting terrorists. Despite finding out early on that these creatures are immune to the majority of their military arsenal, throughout the movie soldiers continue to fire their rifles, tanks, etc. Despite the fact that one of the creatures has a EMP capability, the military continues to fly jets and helicopters. Then there is the small matter of how the movie makers seem to think that just because you put people in uniform, no one is going to spot the fact that ....
(a) the main character is a Navy EOD officer who teams up with an Air Force sergeant that leads a group of Army infantry soldiers. The most unlikely thing about this is that Air Force sergeant would probably never ever lead a group of Army or Navy soldiers.
(b) the task force set up to stop the MUTAs on land seems to consist of a Navy admiral giving orders to Army sergeants ... again highly unlikely.
(c) Unless you are in Special Forces, you are probably not going to be doing any HALO jumps, yet one of the soldiers making the jump is a PV2. That is fine except that there are no Privates in Special Forces.
The military doesn't make sense sometimes, but individual soldiers aren't handicapped. Thank the heavens Godzilla exists, or we would all have been screwed.
Everything I have written would have all been moot if the movie did not take itself so seriously. If they are going to take yourself seriously, then they should have put a little more effort into their science fiction and the execution of things that aren't science fiction. I should have re-watched Pacific Rim if I wanted to see a movie with giant monsters rather than wasting my time and hope with Godzilla.
I like seeing The Rock in a non traditional role for him. Not a great film but it was enjoyable.
