Godzilla: King of the Monsters is a step down from the first film but is still an enjoyable monster movie. This movie is about a bunch of monsters fighting for dominance of the earth after being released by humans. Kyle Chandler gives a good performance. It is not an extremely developed character, but he is charismatic enough to be a likable lead. Vera Farmiga gives an okay performance. She is doing the best she can with the material but her material is so ridiculously stupid and over the top, I could not take her seriously. Millie Bobby Brown gives a great performance. She has a good screen presence and makes you care about her character. Ken Watanabe gives a fantastic performance. He easily has the best-acted scene in the movie. The rest of the massive supporting cast all do serviceable jobs in their roles. Michael Dougherty did a great job directing. The monster scenes have a good sense of scale and are exciting to watch. However, they do sometimes cut back to the human characters too much. The script is a very mixed bag. The plot is insanely stupid and some of the dialogue is so cheesy that you do not know whether to laugh or cringe. Anytime the monsters are on screen the film immediately improves. The monster designs all look fantastic. The visual effects are also great, though very much hidden behind darkness and rain to hide the flaws. At 132 minutes the pacing is all over the place. Sometimes the movie flies by especially during the monster segments, other times it seems to drag on for forever. Overall, Godzilla: King of the Monsters is a fun monster film with great action scenes, but those looking for any depth in plot or characters need not bother.
7.5/10
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