Godzilla: King of the Monsters
critic Reviews
, 43% Rotten Tomatometer Score- Godzilla: King of the Monsters delivers spectacular kaiju action -- and reaffirms that cutting-edge effects are still no substitute for a good story.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreTim CogshellFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
The sound effects in this movie are extraordinary. That roar that Godzilla does? I gotta tell you that I kind of love that. I might make it the dial tone on my phone.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreEsther ZuckermanThrillist
The cast is stacked with otherwise brilliant actors stuck in a borderline incomprehensible plot and forced to play second fiddle to monsters whose powers of wonder wear off fast.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreWenlei MaNews.com.au
Sometimes you have to be honest about the movie you really are - smashy smash. If you can reconcile that, then it's not so awful.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreKim NewmanSight and Sound
It's typical of the film to set up a major sequence in which flying monsters Mothra and Rodan dog-fight, only to cut that short and follow Mark as he struggles to open some airplane doors.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSara Michelle FettersMovieFreak.com
I thoroughly enjoyed director Michael Dougherty's Godzilla: King of the Monsters. It made me smile.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreUdita JhunjhunwalaLivemint
It's just a big-budget waste of resources that weakly attempts some eco-warrior gibberish and leans heavily on disaster movie clichés.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreEmma WolfeSpookyAstronauts
The story is a little bit of hollow it's a little bit orced... but - big but!- Godzilla makes up for it. The return of Godzilla and all of these friends is pretty amazing and pretty epic.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMike MassieGone With The Twins
An epitomic example of bombastic spectacle unable to overtake terrible storytelling.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreCharles KoplinskiReel Talk with Chuck and Pam
A surprisingly dull affair as far too much time is spent on a truly ridiculous plot involving the freeing of Godzilla's rivals and far too little on epic monster throw downs.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDan BuffaKSDK News (St. Louis)
After a subpar 2014 effort, Mike Dougherty keeps the focus on the monsters during this sequel, which makes for a lot of fun and a breezy pace.
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