Godzilla 2014 Reviews Are In! Should You See It? The Answer May Surprise You Despite The Massive Hype!

The Godzilla 2014 reviews are here and it isn't the unanimous praise that we've been expecting. Take a look at what the critics are saying regarding the return of the King of the monsters!

Some early audience reactions suggested that the film takes its time in revealing the big attraction, but were overall mostly positive. We now have an early batch of critics' reviews, and the overall consensus is decidedly mixed among film critics.

Film.com:

"The best thing about this new 'Godzilla' is that it spares no expense or effort to deliver big, burly IMAX-ified action. Godzilla and diverse other radioactive giant creatures feud, flail at and fight each other and lay waste to huge cities as part of their combat here, and it's all amazingly shot. The worst thing about this new 'Godzilla' is how that's the best thing about it."

Variety:

"Edwards seems to have miscalculated our investment in his cast [...] simultaneously underestimating how satisfying some good old-fashioned monster-on-MUTO action can be."

The Wrap:

"Director Gareth Edwards (Monsters) gets the money shots right, but neither he nor screenwriter Max Borenstein (working from a story by David Callaham) make the human characters interesting enough to get us through two mostly Godzilla-free acts."

Time:

"We have an iconic monster, but what's he to do? And: How can we get audiences to care about the humans fleeing from him? The final film doesn't answer those questions, doesn't fill the two-hour running time. It's a concept lacking a magnetic story, a package without a product."

Hitfix:

"For better or for worse, depending on how you like the end result, Edwards has made a film that stands apart from how pretty much anyone else would have handled this, and I like that he remembered how important "awe" is to something that hopes to be "awesome.""

The Telegraph:

"'Godzilla' 2014 embodies a roughly equivalent present-day fear: that the planet, exhausted by its ill-treatment at humankind's hands, is about to start wiping the slate clean. Tsunamis, earthquakes, rising tides, nuclear meltdowns: these are the very recognizable threats posed by this new monster. The result is a summer blockbuster that's not just thrilling, but that orchestrates its thrills with such rare diligence, you want to yelp with glee."

Cinema Blend:

"'Godzilla' is everything you want out of a summer movie. It's got a world and story so big that it demands to be seen on the biggest screen."

The Hollywood Reporter:

"Superbly made but burdened by some dull human characters enacted by an interesting international cast who can't do much with them, this new 'Godzilla' is smart, self-aware, eye-popping and arguably in need of a double shot of cheeky wit."

What do you think? Do you trust the critics on their opinion on Godzilla 2014? Will you still see Godzilla 2014 on theaters or wait for it to be released on home video? Sound off in the comments below!