Kong and his protectors undertake a perilous
journey to find his true home. Along for the ride is Jia, an orphaned girl who
has a unique and powerful bond with the mighty beast. However, they soon find
themselves in the path of an enraged Godzilla as he cuts a swath of destruction
across the globe. The initial confrontation between the two titans --
instigated by unseen forces -- is only the beginning of the mystery that lies
deep within the core of the planet.
Director: Adam Wingard
Cast: Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby
Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian
Dennison, Lance Reddick, Kyle Chandler,
Demián Bichir
Release Date:
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of
creature violence/destruction and brief language
Runtime: 1 h 53 min
Review:
Godzilla vs. Kong is the type of film that
is very open about what kind of film it is and it never pretends to be anything
else. Adam Wingard’s film uses the
thinnest of a story to get the action moving.
Wingard moves the film at a steady pace so that you don’t think about
the exposition heavy human sequences too much since it’s all fairly nonsensical. Wingard is smart enough to see that people
who sit down to see Godzilla vs. Kong want to see the two titans fight in epic
fashion. He delivers some truly
impressive action set pieces between the two behemoths in well staged
mayhem. These action sequences are the
primary lifeblood of the entire film so if they didn’t work the film would be a
failure. The human side of these films
are typically afterthoughts at best and the same holding true here. The cast is populated with familiar faces who
are barely straining one ounce of talent into their roles. Demián Bichir does manage to leave a lasting
impression in the villain role that’s only missing a dash of mustache
twirling. Deft actress Kaylee Hottle
leaves the biggest impression in a small but pivotal role. Her portion of the
story with Kong is the beefiest of story threads but it’s not explored in any
great depth. Godzilla vs. Kong isn’t the
type of film that’s interested in any sort of in depth storytelling just
massive mayhem and it delivers the big dumb action you’d expect from these types
of films.
B-
I was pretty surprised by this movie.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was pretty enjoyable!
Delete