Film Review - Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Kong: Skull Island is the next chapter in the Monsters Cinematic Universe which started with Godzilla in 2014 and it is set in 1973 and tells the tale of a scientist played by John Goodman who sees an uncharted island in the ocean and asks to go explore it, he eventually does taking with him an Army Colonel played by Samuel L Jackson, a photographer played by Brie Larson, an expert tracker played by Tom Hiddleston and while there they find a human survivor on the island played by John C Reilly.

Kong was an okay film but much like 2014's Godzilla it became very easy to sadly get a bit bored with everything going on in this movie don't get me wrong the film has some great visual effects moments and action scenes and the cinematography by Larry Fong who also did Batman V Superman is very nice with its Vietnam War esque imagery and strong use of colours which made it very nice to look at while watching it.

But again I think to myself "So What?" because the story and the human characters really aren't all that interesting, none of them have any real character arcs or motivations and none of them are really all that interesting to watch over a 2 hour period Jackson has some good motivation in terms of his anger over the Vietnam War but it isn't really developed into anything significant, Goodman and Hiddleston are fine in their roles but don't really get anything to do very much.

But the biggest waste of all is Larson and much like the endless parade of weak villains in superhero movies I am getting completely and utterly sick to death of seeing actresses I love to watch like her and Rooney Mara in Lion recently getting nothing roles in these big films that go out to mainstream audiences that up and comers could play just as easily and this woman won an Academy Award for her work in Room last year before this role and it just makes me feel so fucking frustrated as so often now the great roles for women are being seen in small indie films that don't get a very big release and it has to stop as actresses deserve so much better than this shit.

And so that was Kong Skull Island and frankly it deserves a snoot full of a gas bomb as it's an okay but also kind of boring film to watch if you want a fun monster movie watch Pacific Rim instead, 2 out of 5.