An underwhelming, tired old re-hash.

Rating: 4/10 (25 June 2017)

My first ever review. Well, I can't say it was a disappointment, because I really wasn't expecting very much at all and to be fair, it lived up to expectations. It's not how much you spend on CGI that matters, but rather how you use them (or overuse them in this case). This was a sanitised Kong. It always felt like a CGI creation - there was nothing animalistic about it, ever. It wasn't terrifying or menacing. It was introduced too early in the film without any real build up. This severely lessened it's impact. And what about Tom Hiddlestone? he was like an action figure, he seemed completely out-of-place. I don't think a grain of dust, bead of sweat or splash of water so much as graced him till the last 5 minutes. Prior to that, he could have been replaced by a wooden-top, Ken-doll or some other inanimate object and I wouldn't have noticed. The story is pointless and contrived - it's only purpose is to tie together the series of big CGI action sequences. Don't go in with high expectations and you won't be disappointed. It can hold your attention, to be fair, it's not terrible, just very mediocre. I give it a generous 4.