OK, a lot has been said here of why this film ain't what it could have been. To me, it was vastly superior to the original Godzilla flicks. Things have moved on from latex suits. As soon as the monster appears, it's sheer size and incredible scenes involving it running through New York had me very impressed.
The problem I have is the script. How, in all possibility, can a monster lizard that leaves ten-feet deep footprints on city streets, end up evading it's pursuers? Follow the huge holes! (Ok, with this film, that's what you have to do). Also grating was the over-use (once was too much) of a lame gag involving Matthew Broderick's character's hard-to-pronounce Greek name.
The ending was pure Jurassic Park (a long-lost mate of equal or even larger size would have been the ending that saved it, not pseudo-raptors sliding around a building)
That said, Hank Azaria and Matthew Broderick show they can star alongside Jean Reno and come off pretty well. Reno must have needed the money; this is no Leon or Ronin.
The problem I have is the script. How, in all possibility, can a monster lizard that leaves ten-feet deep footprints on city streets, end up evading it's pursuers? Follow the huge holes! (Ok, with this film, that's what you have to do). Also grating was the over-use (once was too much) of a lame gag involving Matthew Broderick's character's hard-to-pronounce Greek name.
The ending was pure Jurassic Park (a long-lost mate of equal or even larger size would have been the ending that saved it, not pseudo-raptors sliding around a building)
That said, Hank Azaria and Matthew Broderick show they can star alongside Jean Reno and come off pretty well. Reno must have needed the money; this is no Leon or Ronin.