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Godzilla: King of the Monsters

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Godzilla: King of the Monsters delivers spectacular kaiju action -- and reaffirms that cutting-edge effects are still no substitute for a good story.

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Movie Info

The new story follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species - thought to be mere myths - rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity's very existence hanging in the balance.

Cast

Vera Farmiga
as Dr. Emma Russell
Ken Watanabe
as Dr. Ishiro Serizawa
Sally Hawkins
as Dr. Vivienne Graham
Kyle Chandler
as Mark Russell
Millie Bobby Brown
as Madison Russell
Bradley Whitford
as Dr. Stanton
David Strathairn
as Admiral William Stenz
Thomas Middleditch
as Sam Coleman
Charles Dance
as Alan Jonah
O'Shea Jackson, Jr.
as Chief Warrant Officer Barnes
Aisha Hinds
Elizabeth Faith Ludlow
Ziyi Zhang
as Dr. Chen
Randy Havens
as Dr. Tim Mancini
Anthony Ramos
as Staff Sergeant Martinez
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Critic Reviews for Godzilla: King of the Monsters

All Critics (332) | Top Critics (40) | Fresh (140) | Rotten (192)

  • Each monster, each crash, and each blow are so isolated that the film doesn't feel light on its feet but void of weight instead.

    January 17, 2020 | Full Review…

    Matt Cipolla

    The Spool
    Top Critic

  • I'll say this is probably going to be one of the best event movies of the year. It succeeds in the scale of what this movie should be and what fans hoped it would be.

    January 10, 2020 | Rating: 9/10 | Full Review…

    Julian Lytle

    idobi.com
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  • Legendary Pictures seems to have heard the outcry of audiences everywhere and have seen fit to produce Godzilla: King of the Monsters, a film that knows no sense of the word 'restraint.'

    January 10, 2020 | Rating: Half Price | Full Review…

    Damian Levy

    Jamaica Gleaner
    Top Critic

  • Sure it's campy and a bit goofy but it's the right direction for these films and the right audience to target since Godzilla belongs to the monster kids, both young and old.

    January 9, 2020 | Full Review…

    Dan Tabor

    Phawker
    Top Critic

  • What matters is if this sequel to the disappointing 2014 American Godzilla gets the monsters right. And for me, it does.

    January 7, 2020 | Full Review…

    M.V. Moorhead

    Phoenix Magazine
    Top Critic

  • Sometimes you just have to let go of rooting for the humans and root for the monsters instead.

    December 6, 2019 | Full Review…

    Aly Caviness

    Midwest Film Journal
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  • Dec 12, 2019
    All hell breaks loose in Godzilla: King of the Monsters, a big budget monster movie. When a group of eco-terrorists free all of the creatures Monarch has neutralized, a wave of destruction heretofore unseen sweeps across the earth and it's up to Godzilla to restore order. The plot is pretty ridiculous and its politics couldn't be more heavy-handed. Still, the creature designs and special effects are extraordinary. And the monster fights are fun and exciting. It has its problem and goes off the rails a bit, but Godzilla: King of the Monsters is entertaining and delivers the carnage and destruction that it promises.
    Dann M Super Reviewer
  • Jul 15, 2019
    It's dumb. Really dumb. And I don't mean "Oh it's a big, noisy action movie and it doesn't engage you very much mentally so that means it's stupid", I'm talking like, the rules contained within just this movie are frequently broken, and a big chunk of the ideas make no sense by the end. Dumb. But I still had a pretty good time with King of the Monsters (kind of a weird title to give Godzilla when the tagline for the sequel is "God VS King", and Godzilla is not the king in that matchup, but I digress). The quality of the CGI varies drastically, but when it's good, it's just enough to get me over the line to enjoying it to the point I can give the movie a positive review.
    Gimly M Super Reviewer
  • Jul 05, 2019
    I love Godzilla movies. The Japanese original is one of the greatest movies ever made, the rest are consistently at least entertaining. This one, yeah, it's fun. It's not great, but it's Godzilla, and it's fun. They go much bigger with the number of fan monsters, and I enjoyed that, and even throw in some new ones. There isn't anything cinematically notable like there was in the last American film this time around though. That one had such a sense of scale to it, and this one it's really just a monster movie. But as far as monster movies go, it's a pretty good one. I wish there was more light during the monster fights, and for that matter I just wish there were more monster fights (despite what people are saying I don't think this is the non-stop monster brawl that's been advertised), but for what we got I enjoyed it. Look, I'm a simple man, you give me two giant creatures punching each other, I'm happy. This movie did that.
    Michael M Super Reviewer
  • Jun 17, 2019
    This is a one concept plotline and on that front it fails. When it comes to action and special effects, this film delivers. This film is still better than Transformers for example, the action does serve a purpose to the overall storyline. I was slightly lost on why they chose this character storyline, an odd choice and one that doesn't deliver. I liked the film, but the mythology was growing tiresome towards the end. There was a better film here, one that deserved the five year gap. 16/06/2019
    Brendan N Super Reviewer
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