The quality of a Godzilla film often resides less in the spectacle of the monster’s tussles with military forces and other kaiju than in the human drama.

The film can be enjoyed as a standalone, however, with a lot to admire about it, like its creature design of both Godzilla and Biollante, and spy espionage genre action.

It comes at a significant point for the series, features an all-timer enemy monster for Godzilla to go up against, a pretty mournful plotline that also features lots of spy action, and it all looks great.

There is certainly a lot to be admired about the way these films were made back then, but sadly it's just not enough to overcome the problems with its messy storylines, resulting in a Godzilla outing that never quite comes together.