An Excellent Movie

Rating: 10/10 (30 April 2017)

"Kong: Skull Island" roars out with a cast that is strong all down the line. Tom Hiddleston (James Conrad) and Samuel L. Jackson (Preston Packard) were both strong choices, Hiddleston for his star power inability to outshine Jackson or Brie Larson (Mason Weaver)and Samuel L. Jackson who made me hate him.
The story expands in unexpected ways as Hank Marlow (John C. Reilly), a soldier living on Skull Island since world war two and a group of scientists, Viet-Nam soldiers, a journalist, and a paid guide try to survive in Kong's uncharted world.
The harmony throughout this movie is as breathtaking as the beautiful jungle vistas. Kong feels the blood tie with Mason when she touches her hand to his face, Packard and Conrad use their respective ranks to quietly separate the civilians and the military men, and Kong's battles with the "Skullcrawlers" are savage killings.
This movie hits all the high notes with singularity and credit goes to Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts for making a masterful film. I give this movie an unprecedented ten.