conversely, david nusair of "reel film" gave the film one and a half stars out of five, saying that "the battles are admittedly quite entertaining" but felt that director ryuhei kitamura "is absolutely the wrong choice for the material." david cornelius of "efilmcritic" gave the film two stars out of five, calling it "the dullest, weakest godzilla movie i've seen in a long, long time." ty burr of the "boston globe" gave the film one and a half stars out of five, saying it focused too much on action and not enough on story, and calling it "35 minutes longer than is necessary."