Exactly what you'd expect and thats a good thing

Rating: 8/10 (12 March 2017)

Last week I wrote a review of Logan after seeing that masterpiece and commented how it was not a superhero film like others. Going into Kong:Skull Island you would expect to see a film of giant legendary monsters causing havoc with the human cast and having a ruckus between themselves. This is exactly what you get and it's all the better for it.
People will go to this film wanting to see a superbly rendered CGI gigantic ape swatting helicopters, hurling and treading on minor characters and going hand-to-hand, teeth-to-teeth with other giant mutated beasties and you get that in spades. The action is pretty relentless throughout and because the cast if full of character actors rather than stars anyone could be on the menu.
Those actors do what they need to in their roles without needing to push their abilities. Jackson, Hiddleston, Larsen, Goodman, Hawkins and the rest are all very capable actors who clearly know that they won't be the reason people pay their money to see this film but strike the exact note their roles require. A special note for John C Reilly though who is the character and performance which lingers longest after the credits have rolled.
The film isn't perfect by any stretch of the imagination and if you think about it too much probably won't make a lot of sense, but its a two hour enjoyable monster movie and there's absolutely no harm in that.
Oh and one last thing....being of a certain vintage absolutely loved the soundtrack