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Godzilla

2014

Gareth Edwards

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, David Strathairn ...

5.1

23,114

Sci-Fi. Action. Drama A giant radioactive monster called Godzilla appears to wreak destruction on mankind. The story begins in the 50s, when humans accidently awaken a prehistoric creature. To kill the monster, nuclear missiles are fired at it in the Pacific. When that fails to kill it, its existence is concealed from the public. Decades later, Joe Brody (Bryan Cranston), a scientist at the Janjira nuclear plant, discovers an anomaly in sonar patterns and ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"This new 'Godzilla' is smart, self-aware, eye-popping and arguably in need of a double shot of cheeky wit."	POS
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"Has its fair share of plot holes and questionable twists, but (...) the movie attempts to wrestle outrageous material into something worthy of serious consideration."	NEU
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"A summer blockbuster that’s not just thrilling, but that orchestrates its thrills with such rare diligence, you want to yelp with glee. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"Someone should tell Warner Bros. that when they’ve got a presence as big as 'Godzilla', they don’t need movie stars, because frankly, who remembers the characters in a rampaging-kaiju movie anyway?"	POS
United Kingdom	Tom Huddleston Time Out	"It’s always fun to watch scaly, skyscraper-size behemoths lay waste to civilization, but a bit more human drama wouldn’t have gone amiss. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"	NEU
United States	Richard Corliss Time	"The old Japanese dinosaur gets a dawdling American version of epic destruction. (...) It’s a concept lacking a magnetic story, a package without a product."	NEG
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"In the last third (...) the latest 'Godzilla' springs to life and wakes up the wide-eyed kid in all of us. (...) Rating: ★★ ½ (out of four)"	POS
United Kingdom	Paul MacInnes The Guardian	"Despite a strong cast (...) Gareth Edwards's big-budget B-movie lacks a human face. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEG
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"It is at once bloated and efficient, executed with tremendous discipline and intelligence and conceived with not too much of either."	NEU
United States	Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune	"Edwards knows how to use great heights for great effect. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"Aiming for a titanic tale that is also seriously ominous, 'Godzilla' opens with a bang and concludes with an exhilarating roar. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Colin Covert Minneapolis Star Tribune	"Will you have fun watching this movie on opening weekend with friends? No doubt. Will you remember it in a year? Dubious"	NEU
United States	Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"For at least 75 minutes of the movie, there's not a single moment of human peril that's made vivid or consequential. It's all just spectacle, whether it's people or buildings getting destroyed"	NEG

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