Directed by Michael Dougherty
Written by like, seven fucking people
Starring Millie Bobby Brown, Vera Farmiga, and Kyle Chandler
Running time: 2 hours 11 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13 because Godzilla ain’t scary, y’all

by Allison Yakulis

I’m going to go ahead and admit right up front that I missed Godzilla (2014), of which this film is a sequel, and will therefore be unable to compare Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) to its immediate predecessor. What I can tell you is that it’s fairly easy to follow this film without seeing the first, and from what I understand there is only a little overlap in characters between the two. While I’m sure there was probably a call-back or two that went over my head, on the whole this movie stands up on its own and is very much its own story.