A visual spectacle with bland hollow characters.

Rating: 6/10 (12 March 2017)

6/10 Overall Kong: Skull Island is a visual spectacle with bland hollow characters. The cinematography of the island is very pretty and with the exception of few scenes look very real. Yet, all the characters, with the exception of Samuel L. Jackson and John C Reilly, are fairly basic. Brie Larson doesn't get much to do which is a shame and Tom Hiddleston has a cool action scene but have no depth as a character. Some of the decisions made by the characters made little sense and had me and my friends puzzled and laughing at some stupid moments. I like the island and all the different monsters, especially Kong. Kong is the best part of the film, and every scene with him is very good. Though they hardly go into the "humanity" of Kong which previous versions, Peter Jackson's 2005 King Kong particularly, did very well. Overall I enjoyed the film, but wish there was more in the character department for me to connect with. Bring the popcorn and stay to the end of the credits.