Godzilla Critic Reviews

Size really is about all that this tedious, underpopulated beanbag of an epic has going for it.Read the full review

The script isn't just "dumbed down," it's lobotomized.Read the full review

Despite all the flash and filigree, this monster movie is curiously -- and conspicuously -- lacking in heart.Read the full review

While the special effects are impressive, countless films have already proven that if you sink enough money into a project, you can at least make it look good. Unfortunately, good looks are all Godzilla has going for it.Read the full review

An expertly designed theme park ride of a movie that packs nonstop thrills.Read the full review

The makers of Godzilla obviously devoted so much manpower and time and energy and money to the admittedly fabulous special effects that they apparently had no budget left over for actors. Read the full review

An overblown action monstrosity with no surprises, no exhilaration and no thrills.Read the full review

There are some clever and exciting sequences, but this $120 million epic of reconstituted Atomic Age trash lumbers more than it thrills.Read the full review

Size vanquishes both substance and subtlety in the overhyped, half-cocked and humorless resurrection of dear old "Godzilla." Read the full review