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Godzilla vs Kong is not an art house film. Godzilla vs Kong is a stupid fun action movie, nothing more than less.
The plot of Godzilla vs Kong is essentially just a thin pathetic excuse to have Kong and Godzilla fight. Godzilla has recently attacked a city and nobody knows why. The story is split between two subplots and neither are especially strong or interesting. The first subplot follows Millie Bobby Brown’s character “Madison Russell”. Madison is essentially the leader of a trio who are investigating the Apex corporation and the possible connection to the unprovoked Godzilla attack. The other subplot revolves around moving Kong from skull island to the center of the earth. Apparently Kong and Godzilla are ancient rivals and are destined to fight as they are both alpha predators. The two subplots eventually join together to make a weak narrative. This is the forth movie in the titan monster movie universe, and it has possibly the stupidest plot of the series. Several times as I watched this movie I just rolled my eyes at the various illogical and silly decisions that are made in this movie. This is almost as dumb as your average Transformer’s movie. You don’t need to watch the other titan monster movies (Godzilla [2014], Kong Skull Island , Godzilla King of the Monsters ) to understand this movie as many of the characters in this movie are new. This movie does connect and build upon the previous movies but it all barely makes any sense. For God sakes this is a movie with a giant ape fighting a giant lizard so you just have to accept this movie as is. The movie is almost a self parodying itself in how dumb it is. All the characters are fine and I don’t hate nor love any of them. The story of Godzilla vs Kong is forgettable hodgepodge collection of action movie cliches. Despite all the flaws in the story I still enjoyed it and was never bored.
Action scenes are the reason why you want to watch this movie and it delivers in that regard. I found the action set pieces to be very fun to watch. The action is well choreographed and is well shot (no ugly background colors and odd camera angles). The outstanding special effects perfectly compliment the action. I enjoyed how the filmmakers animated the titans. Kong and Godzilla both look and behave in a very lifelike manor. They have a real presence on screen and a real weight to them. It's a joy to watch these titans fight. Only one action scene disappointed me. Maybe they ran out of money because this Hong Kong scene was mostly in the background and felt super short. Regarding the action I think most people will walk away from this film satisfied and very happy.
In closing Godzilla vs Kong is a dumb fun movie. I was entertained and I can recommend it.
Final Verdict: 7/10
