Godzilla

The latest Godzilla movie is an across the board disappointment. Those looking for nostalgia for the original will be disappointed. So will those foolish enough to hope for epic human drama laced with contemporary thematic significance. But the most disappointed audiences will be the majority who come to a movie like this to watch a giant lizard smash stuff. Godzilla is curiously absent from his return to the big screen and the majority of the picture focuses on the paper-thin human characters and the ancient MUTOs (Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organisms) they discover. Though the titular creature does show up at the end to take care of business, it’s far too little, way too late. I’m surprised the film wasn’t called Godzilla meets the MUTOs.