I actually like the Godzilla scenes in this movie, they seem to deepen and complicate his personality (if this is the right description for it); more than any other Godzilla film, we get the sense here that Godzilla is literally 'beyond good and evil' as a force of nature, and that when he saves human beings rather than stepping on them, it's to save the earth and its environment, not really about the humans at all.
But while this notion is adequately implicated in the dialog, there's actually too much dialog, and not enough Godzilla. the first half of the film is way too slow; and on top of that, although the story enjoys adequate continuity, the plot elements are too many, and too difficult to relate to one another, leaving viewers a bit confused until the Big Green guy shows up.
Expectations were high for this movie before its release, but it's just a so-so entry for this series.
But while this notion is adequately implicated in the dialog, there's actually too much dialog, and not enough Godzilla. the first half of the film is way too slow; and on top of that, although the story enjoys adequate continuity, the plot elements are too many, and too difficult to relate to one another, leaving viewers a bit confused until the Big Green guy shows up.
Expectations were high for this movie before its release, but it's just a so-so entry for this series.