Once the explosions begin to kick in the film concentrates on Tatum and Foxx on the run - an easy-going and watchable pairing that displays real chemistry.

~ Richard Mowe -

Once the explosions begin to kick in the film concentrates on Tatum and Foxx on the run - an easy-going and watchable pairing that displays real chemistry.

~ Richard Mowe -

The film is simplistic to the point of absurdity.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The film is simplistic to the point of absurdity.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

The new blood get to run around saving the world in a largely unremarkable fashion.

~ Luke Shaw -

The new blood get to run around saving the world in a largely unremarkable fashion.

~ Luke Shaw -

What is required is not another helicopter in flames.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

What is required is not another helicopter in flames.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

As big liz flicks go, Godzilla delivers the goodies.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

As big liz flicks go, Godzilla delivers the goodies.

~ Angus Wolfe Murray -

A decent concept and incredibly impressive special effects are irreparably jolted by a shoddy script, one-dimensional plot and sluggish pace.

~ David Stanners -

A decent concept and incredibly impressive special effects are irreparably jolted by a shoddy script, one-dimensional plot and sluggish pace.

~ David Stanners -

If Emmerich doesn't quite hit all his targets dead-on, he should at least be commended for trying to take his career and chosen genre down a less obvious route while remaining crowd-pleasing.

~ David Graham -

If Emmerich doesn't quite hit all his targets dead-on, he should at least be commended for trying to take his career and chosen genre down a less obvious route while remaining crowd-pleasing.

~ David Graham -

Never fear, the requisite monuments duly get what's coming to them.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Never fear, the requisite monuments duly get what's coming to them.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Entirely constructed from flaws, it's in a class with Ultraviolet.

~ Jennie Kermode -

Entirely constructed from flaws, it's in a class with Ultraviolet.

~ Jennie Kermode -