Well, what can you say? Over-hyped? Yes, big time. This movie is accurately described as a combination of “Godzilla” and “The Blair With Project” … and all that is true. It has some of elements of “28 Days Later” in it as well, but that’s to be expected. But, if you accept that what you are going to see is not the greatest movie ever and a rather great contribution to the B-movie monster genre, then you are going to enjoy it. How could you not? Nothing is explained, everything is seen through a camcorder, and you only have the limited point of view of characters and their limited motivations. It is in fact more like real life than the huge 1997 “Godzilla” remake or the various remakes of “King Kong.”
Despite its POV style of filmmaking (not for those that get a bit dizzy when the camera giggles), this is a movie that does not cheat on the special effects. There are many and with the camcorder device to tell the story, we get a different view of the same old story of New York getting beaten to crap by a giant monster. What else do you want? Happy ending? Well, no, sorry.
Brought to you by the same company that makes "Lost" it isn't exactly a topper to the greatest American television series ever made, but at least it doesn't wuss out.
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