Michael Dougherty

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American filmmaker and screenwriter known for horror and monster films; directed Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) and is known for Trick 'r Treat and Krampus.

Works primarily in horror, fantasy and monster/kaiju genres; credited as director and writer on commercially released genre films.

The provided review (joe strummer) criticizes Michael Dougherty's Godzilla II for its conceptual poverty, predictable plot and over-explanation by characters. It acknowledges some technically decent battle sequences and a few visual highlights but overall finds the film disappointing compared with earlier entries in the franchise.