i agree. saw that last week after opening day. first off, i love the godzilla series, so i'll try not let my bias get in the way of my sucky little review here, which may contain a spoiler or two, depending how you look at it
i didn't pop much for cranston (although his role was played perfectly) but the big payoff was seeing what we paid for
the movie is like a classic godzilla movie-- the slow burn. the story's built around the traditional nuclear radiation theme, but they add a nice twist to the enemy, in which godzilla is awakened to fight.
the movie starts off slow with good detail in to the goings on in recent japan (even going in to more details of the first godzilla movie), with a quick flash back with an unknown creature discovered and then escaping, remaining dormant
within the first 15-20 minutes the movie already hits you with feels. cranston was just great in this film, and kept me in to the story. the guy who played his son wasn't so bad either
once godzilla finally makes his appearance, and that signature roar hits, all you can do is sit back and watch the carnage, and you get hit one more time with the feels
this movie was just what i expected walking in to the theatre-- i was not disappointed. really good mix of carnage and emotion, and you feel emotions towards the monsters
i would honestly give this movie a 9/10. the cgi was so well done, the acting-- even though it was questionable with some of the cast (ford's son, and his wife and serizawa's assistant i didn't much care for) and the fan service with godzilla's fight sequence would leave anyone satisfied. i really loved godzilla 2000 after the 1998 abortion with broderick, but this movie was much, much stronger than the 2000 reboot
after hearing rumblings of possible sequels, i have no problem with it