I really enjoyed "Shin Godzilla." It was what I expected -- a film that was a social commentary where Gojira was a Maguffin more so than a constant antagonist on the screen. Honestly, it was a refreshing change from the hackneyed formulaic stories that Hollywood endlessly streams us.
To begin with, "Shin Godlzilla" is NOT a film paced for American audiences, nor should it have been, as this was a film not targeted to Americans. If you go expecting to see an action film following Todd Klick's "Beat by Beat" (which nearly ALL American films do nowawadays) you will be disappointed. If you go to witness a film where the director and screenwriter Hideaki Anno make an introspective examination of Japan, you'll love it.