So much average

There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Shin godzilla is one of the best godzilla movie i've seen since godzilla 1954this is a really different take on the gojira series we may be introduced now to the shin franchise since showa , millenium and heisimost of the cast are the same actors from the live action ATTACK ON TITAN movies like hirioki hasegawa who played shikishima , satomi isihara as hanji or hange , jun kunimura as kubal also had a minor role in killbill vol I this time the cast are portrayed as meeting members who organize how to kill godzilla . they are great actors and it's cool this time around to see how the japanese government deal with the king of the monsters back to gojira he is different ,massive and his height is supposedly over (389 ft) larger than the colossal titan he is powerful as well which he is now able to have atomic breath on his spines and tail instead of the mouth he has 3 forms at the beginning which is strange and new for godzilla the action scenes could be better but since the jssdf (japanese security defense forces) are afraid to destroy the buildings is better of to focus on godzilla after the previous toho installments soundtrack is really epic as well sounds like from an orchestra or plays one of them can also be heard from neon genesis evangelion also directed by hideaki anno again i'd definitely recommend this to those who want to watch the godzilla movies or watch the old ones i'd recommend a few like godzilla 1954 , godzilla vs king ghidorah etc

Perfect acting, perfect casting, perfect CGI, great plot!nothing more to say, it was an awesome movie!

Ever wanted to see a Godzilla movie that's actually a bunch of awfully- dubbed business people debating and has Godzilla, like, every now and then? Look no further than Shin! My hopes were high for this film. After Legendary's awesome 2014 rendition of Godzilla, I figured this would be just as good, if not, better. I mean, it's made by Toho, the same people who made Godzilla. So that means it's good, riiiiiight? Wrong. I was highly disappointed. First off, there's barely ANY Godzilla in it. I literally counted 8-9 minutes. That's more pathetic than Legendary's 15-minute maximum. Next, the dialogue is absolutely trashy. Not to mention, Godzilla has the most half-baked backstory in existence- its a bunch of micro-organisms that bunched together! C'mon! WE want GODZILLA for crying out loud, not freakin' Destoroyah! Godzilla goes through several evolution stages, which is an incredibly weird way to live, and half the time looks like a malformed lizard fetus. Godzilla's atomic breath is...purple. Seriously? Finally this film was so overrated when it came out. You say one wrong word about it, and the even-worser Godzilla fandom goes bats**t crazy! All in all, a miserable flop and a disappointing turning point for Toho. They tried to capture the dark tone of the original and failed, and it ended up looking terrible. Just wait for Legendary to finish up Fathom and KKvG, it'll be far worth your time and money.

SHIN GODZILLA / GODZILLA RESURGENCE (SHIN GOJIRA). Viewed on DVD. Cinematography = eight (8) stars; special effects (excluding Godzilla) = eight (8) stars; sound field = eight (8) stars; score = seven (7) stars; subtitles/translations (Japanese version) = five (5) stars; Godzilla visualization = three (3) stars. Not again already! Directors Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi provide yet another iteration of Tokyo's least favorite (but arguably most famous) part-time resident by reaching back almost 70 years to successfully re-image what has made the first film an enduring cult favorite. Just about everything you may recall (or wish to forget) seems to be here. A multitude of actors shouting expository one-line dialog at the camera, public address systems doing the same, quick shots of the monster beating up Tokyo, the same shots of military equipment/models being reused Ad Nauseam, etc. This time the mayhem ends with the Japanese using a biological countermeasure (instead of nuking it and what remains of the city) to immobilize the critter on tip toes in the middle of Tokyo to provide city-viewing completion for Sky Tree (?) and a lead-in for a sequel. The Directors jam pack their movie with convincing scenes (but not for Godzilla--see below) of physical and virtual model destruction that fully fill the wide screen. Unfortunately, the film is also jam packed (beyond the tipping point?) with actors (and a few stray actresses) who mostly direct their bureaucratic speak to the camera rather to each other. The objective is to amusingly underscore the decision-making paralysis of Japan's current governing style (a new law needs to be passed by the Diet before the monster can be dealt with!), but it ends up paralyzing the audience's comprehension of parallel unfolding events. Acting is fine when directed away from the camera. Stunning actress Satomi Ishihara provides a beauty-and-the-beast juxtaposition. Cinematography (2.35 : 1, color) and lighting are very good. Score provides a unique blend of music from earlier films, some re-scored riffs on the same, and an imaginative original score. Subtitles for the Japanese version suffer big time from overkill. The top of the screen contains 3-5 lines that identify bureaucrats and their titles plus the locations of every-changing conference rooms (who really cares?). The screen bottom provides overly-generous line-reading translations that flash by at light speed (serious adult grammatical editing is called for). Signs/text are not translated. Godzilla's visualization is often cheesy or just plain lame. The monster is depicted as a cuddly, plush kiddie toy with puppy-dog eyes in early scenes, and as a highly-accurate multi-laser military machine later on (perhaps a weapon from an unfriendly nation state?). Great fun despite Godzilla's rendering! WILLIAM FLANIGAN, PhD.