I don't now quite what I was expecting here - but this really fails to deliver on any front. Matthew Broderick and Jean Reno probably did the best recent version of this back in 1998 and this isn't a patch on that. The special effects are spectacular, but not in any particularly innovative way - and the monsters just keep coming like every kid in the class got to design one (and it was a big class!). There isn't much writing to speak of and the cast might as well just have stayed in bed. The action scenes are lengthy and repetitive and I was, frankly, quite bored by the whole thing after half an hour.

It features some decent moments (cool end shot!), but overall I was feeling rather indifferent throughout <em>'Godzilla: King of the Monsters'</em>. A bad movie this is not necessarily, though it is not one I'd file under 'good' either. The run time ought to have been shorter and the human characters could've been more interestingly portrayed. The big fight sequences didn't really do anything for me either, which is kinda reminiscent of 2014's <em>'Godzilla'</em> in truth. I do like the titular character, but these (sole) two experiences of it have been underwhelming. Vera Farmiga is alright as one of those onscreen, I'm a fan since seeing 2011's <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/source-code/" rel="nofollow">Source Code</a>'</em> so have been wanting to see her act further. The cast, including Farmiga to be honest, are all quite forgettable in this (not helped by issues that I alluded to with their characters above) - so much so, I'm unable to pick a standout. Bradley Whitford's Rick Stanton, conversely, is somewhat irritating. Here's hoping I will actually enjoy what <em>'Godzilla vs. Kong'</em> has to offer.

I felt like a kid again watching my fave monsters fight like they did when my late dad and i watched them together. I freaking loved it. THAT is how you make a Godzilla movie. Can't wait till he fights Kong.