Average but watchable as long as you switch your brain off..

Rating: 6/10 (14 March 2017)

I really cannot believe the in depth and wordy reviews praising this movie .... seriously it is average .... not awful, but average. Samuel L Jackson plays a very strange, almost Apocalypse Now type of character, that tries to add some comedy and fails miserably. Tom Hiddleston, despite being an excellent actors, just doesn't carry off the action hero roles very well, which is why he wouldn't make a good Bond. Brie Larson adds some eye candy, but is a much better actress than this role allows her to be. Don't get me wrong, if you put the obvious flaws to one side, and just watch for a bit of uncomplicated 'monster centered' entertainment then you'll be fine, but don't go thinking that you will have some cerebral experience because you will be disappointed.....just as an example of its flaws, and not really a spoiler, but there is a scene where helicopter are taking off from a boat - the boat is big enough to accommodate around 3 helicopters yet suddenly there are around a dozen in the air????