Godzilla vs Kong movie review: A lizard and a monkey achieve what Christopher Nolan couldn’t

Godzilla vs Kong movie review: Loud, ludicrous, and featuring a final showdown that will likely make its target audience lose its mind, the latest MonsterVerse film is an improvement over its predecessor.

This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows a scene from Godzilla vs. Kong.(AP)
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Godzilla vs Kong movie review: A lizard and a monkey achieve what Christopher Nolan couldn’t
Godzilla vs Kong movie review: Loud, ludicrous, and featuring a final showdown that will likely make its target audience lose its mind, the latest MonsterVerse film is an improvement over its predecessor.
By Rohan Naahar
PUBLISHED ON MAR 31, 2021 05:14 PM IST
The worst thing to happen to Hong Kong since the protests, Godzilla vs Kong is too cartoonish to make you care about the collateral damage. Had it been a tad more self-serious (like the last major matchup movie, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice), the wanton destruction in its third act would’ve been unforgivable.

While most other cinematic universes have stumbled, Legendary’s MonsterVerse continues to charge ahead almost out of sheer will, if not audience interest. Until now, the franchise had been a classic case of diminishing returns.

Watch the Godzilla vs Kong trailer here