Godzilla vs. Kong Review

Review of Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) by screenqueeen: 👍 3.5/5

Just about everything in this had a perfect balance for me. The monster fighting is big and loud and dumb but that is simply what it is. Counterbalance that with somewhat grounded human drama and a questionable subplot (surrounding a podcaster "infiltrating" an organization yet having more than 200 episodes published via the internet and having worked at this place for multiple years...), then throw in some real true-to-form Toho Godzilla sequel silliness of sci-fi elements that just now exist to further outlandish theories and you have the recipe for a good time with a movie.

Something feels bittersweet about this because it has a feeling about it that most 1990s and early 2000s action movies had, something ineffable, yet surrounding the pacing, the look, the overall feel of it. Yet something tells me the next entry in the US version of big green will not be as easygoing as this one.