Written by Eli Kay
Guillermo del Toro waved his magic wand again and created a simple, yet brilliant and intense ride.
The world is threatened by the Kaiju, a form of giant alien beasts who want to take over earth. No surprise there. Humans have to come together and create giant robots, the Jeagers, to fight the giant monsters. No surprise there either. But here's where del Toro's brilliance comes out to play. The concept of the two pilots sharing a neural bridge in order to power and move the robots, takes the cold, robotic future that we somewhat fear, into a more passionate human oriented environment, indicating that in the midst of all the scientific and mechanic discoveries, the nature (and essentiality) of our existence is in the human to human contact.
Taking about human contact, Robert Kazinsky, who played Chuck Hansen, the "egotistical jerk with daddy issues" (-Stacker Pentecost) Jeager pilot, was an excellent choice, as he delivered the raw emotion you would love to see from the antagonist, with a perfect ballance of sadness and insecurity.
Another performance that stood out was of course Charlie Day, who played an extraordinary Dr Newton Geiszler, a key character to the plot, with a multi angled personality, instead of a simple comic-relief.
The difference between making a pop corn movie and building a fandom is in the details. From the Jeager logos to Tendo's (Clifton Collins Jr) rosarie, Geiszler's tattoos and many more little technicalities that make the movie so special.
Last but not least, lets not forget the amazing CGI, models and set designs that were spectacular both in size and creativity. The carefully tailored fight scenes between the Jeagers and the Kaiju transport you into another universe, where you can relive your childhood fantasies. I say it was about time...
