Godzilla vs Kong Review

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When Warner Bros first announced plans to reboot the Godzilla and King Kong franchises it seemed inevitable that the two would eventually throwdown. Big budget movies these days are all about shared universes and crossovers, so Godzilla vs Kong only makes sense. It’s a shame that so much buildup can’t deliver a movie that’s enjoyable as it should be.

Let’s get the most important detail out of the way. Those who are going into Godzilla vs Kong looking for massive kaiju fights on a scale that’s both impressive and a little frightening will get their money’s worth. While the motivations behind their conflict are suspect at best, the film does deliver big monsters crushing buildings and smashing each other’s faces. Director Adam Wingard knows how to give audiences a sense of scale that is jaw-dropping and key moments that will have them cheering, especially those who are longstanding fans of either/both monsters.

How Kong Can Beat Godzilla

Unfortunately, the human characters and the story are integral parts of Godzilla vs Kong, even more so than the two monsters in some cases. It’s here that the past movies have tended to lose their steam and that is once again true. Millie Bobby Brown reprises her role as Madison and teams up with a conspiracy theorist podcaster named Bernie (Brian Tyree Henry) and awkward neighbor Josh (Julian Dennison) for the Godzilla contingent. Since these versus movies usually have to cast a bad guy (see: Superman in Batman v Superman), Godzilla gets that dubious role and Madison’s storyline is about uncovering why the King of the Monsters is causing destruction.

Kong’s storyline is the more interesting of the two, if only because it features more compelling characters. Alexander Skarsgård plays Nathan