Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- Kyle ChandlerMark Russell
- Vera FarmigaEmma Russell
- Millie Bobby BrownMadison Russell
- Ken WatanabeDr. Ishiro Serizawa
- Zhang ZiyiDr. Ilene Chen / Dr. Ling
- Bradley WhitfordDr. Rick Stanton
- Sally HawkinsDr. Vivienne Graham
- Charles DanceAlan Jonah
- Thomas MiddleditchSam Coleman
- Aisha HindsColonel Diane Foster
Recommendations
- 85
TheWrap
Yes, Godzilla: King of the Monsters is ultimately a Saturday matinee writ large, but that’s nothing to sneeze fire at; countless big, expensive action movies fail at making their way into a viewer’s pleasure center, but this one knows exactly how to be, in the truest sense of the word, sensational. - 78
IGN
A fun exercise in giant monster madness that indulges in all the kaiju fights fans and even casual viewers could hope for. It looks amazing while also giving its human characters a chance to stay interesting amid all the battling beasties by providing them with some really cool tech -- and some great one-liners among the supporting players. Unfortunately, the film’s plot is needlessly confusing, and not all that smart at times, and the lead characters could’ve used a little more fleshing out. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Easily the most satisfying of his Hollywood-produced adventures and a respectable cousin to the long string of Japanese ones, the sequel to Gareth Edwards' admirably serious but dullish 2014 film is the first to suggest any promise for what Legendary is calling its "MonsterVerse" — a franchise in which the Japanese kaiju world meshes with that of Hollywood's favorite oversized ape, King Kong. - 63
The Associated Press
Turn-your-brain-off summer fun, and doesn’t need to be anything more than that. - 50
New York Post
The whole movie is indistinguishable rubble. - 42
Entertainment Weekly
Before anyone reading this starts complaining that I just don’t get what movies like Godzilla: King of the Monsters are all about, that I’m the sort of killjoy who should just relax, let me say that it would be a lot easier to take it less seriously if the people who made the movie cared enough to take it more seriously. - 42
IndieWire
Godzilla’s interest in saving humanity never made much sense, but it’s this CGI creation with no dialogue that gives the film the continuity and character it lacks elsewhere. When Godzilla lights up his nuke-powered tail and lets loose his interminable scream, for just a moment, the MonsterVerse has something to offer. - 40
The Guardian
It’s a film with too much yet somehow so very little.
