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November 13, 2026
At The Movies: In ‘Godzilla Minus Zero,' human-scaled melodrama stomps out the kaiju fun
By JAKE COYLE
AP Film Writer
AP Film Writer
The melodrama on the ground overtakes the movie, sagging it with a bloated story that leaves you pining for the big guy to turn up again.
Even Godzilla can be felled by an old hazard: the sophomore slump.
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