Great at what it does

Rating: 8/10 (3 April 2017)

Went to see Kong: Skull Island with a friend yesterday and thought it was great. The cinematography as a whole was great and there's some fantastic shots in the film. The best thing about this film is that it knows what it is, it's a big dumb monster film and it excels at being that. The dialogue is shockingly bad for most of the film and the acting is sub-standard so if you're going into this film expecting anything more than giant monsters fighting each other then you should probably go elsewhere. The action is great and there's some inventive camera shots. Even though I have said the acting is poor the film still has a great cast. The two problems I have with this movie is it lacked any kind of suspense leading up to Kong's reveal and I also thought it ended abruptly. I thought the soundtrack was great too. There's also an after credits scene which is worth staying for too. Overall I would recommend this as it's exactly what it says on the tin, big dumb fun with giant monsters that you can just switch off for 2 hours and enjoy.