Godzilla 1998

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: Despite some clever and exciting sequences, though, this $120 million epic of reconstituted Atomic Age trash... lumbers more than it thrills. Read more

David Denby, New York Magazine/Vulture: The movie is soggy, murky, and depressing -- a joyless and redundant experience that leaves one in a ghastly mood. Read more

Stephen Holden, New York Times: The only question worth asking about this $120 million wad of popcorn is a commercial one. How much further will the dumbing down of the event movie have to go before the audience stops buying tickets? Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: The script isn't just "dumbed down," it's lobotomized. Godzilla lives and dies on special effects alone. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: You have to absorb such a film, not consider it. But my brain rebelled, and insisted on applying logic where it was not welcome. Read more

Gary Kamiya, Salon.com: Forget the plot, though: All these guys know how to do is high-tech bang-bang, and at times they do it pretty well. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: "Godzilla"... is an overblown action monstrosity with no surprises, no exhilaration and no thrills. Read more

Tom Charity, Time Out: After a promising start, the movie falls apart almost as soon as Godzilla arrives in Manhattan. Read more

Joe Leydon, Variety: Despite all the flash and filigree, this monster movie is curiously - and conspicuously - lacking in heart. Read more