Goofy

Rating: 6/10 (8 August 2019)

Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson make for unlikely action movie stars in this goofy mashup of "King Kong" and "Jurassic Park."
Samuel L. Jackson wears out his welcome awfully fast as a gun totin' military hothead who wants to just blow everything up. It's John C. Reilly, who pops up mid-way through the movie as a crazy island recluse, who steals the show.
Or should I say it's the Oscar nominated visual effects that steal the show. Kong is an impressive CGI creation, as are the mean chicken lizards he's constantly fighting.
A post-credits sequence hints at a sequel. Though this movie was moderately enjoyable, I'm not sure whether or not that counts more as a promise or a threat.
Grade: B-