My Review of "Godzilla: King of the Monsters"

Godzilla has its strong qualities, but lacks the heart and excitement of the first film.

The story line did well in introducing and explaining each of the monsters. However, it also lacked the heart, which the first film did really good at, concerning the human characters. The pacing was really bad as well, while I enjoy a good buildup to an exciting showdown, it took way to long and the film needed more action scenes.

The film's visual effects were spectacular, probably the best I have ever seen this year. The musical score was incredible as well.

The film's action scenes were very disappointing and felt anti-climatic. The monsters slow movement was a huge problem for me, I hate slow moving action scenes and prefer more fast paced action scenes. Kong: Skull Island's action scenes were much better done.

The acting in this film was really good. Kyle Chandler, who ironically played in Peter Jackson's 2005 version of King Kong, did an excellent job, as did Millie Bobby Brown, 11 from Stranger Thing. The director did a great job with his casting.

Overall, while Godzilla: King of the Monsters features some outstanding visual effects, interesting monsters, an excellent musical score, and strong performances Kyle Chandler and Millie Bobby Brown, the film suffers from its poor pacing, lack of heart surrounding its characters, and lackluster action scenes, making this a huge disappointment compared to Godzilla and Kong: Skull Island.

Out of 4 stars I would give it...

2.5 out of 4 stars