Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) - Welcome escapism in difficult times - 9/10 (28/06/21)

Godzilla vs. Kong is the greatest giant monster movie since Godzilla that was released seven years ago. One couldn't exactly see that coming since its immediate predecessor was filled with melodramatic subplots and the preceding spin-off was filled with extremely shallow characters. This movie however does everything right by focusing on the giant monsters and reducing the human characters to sidekicks.

Genre fans will certainly get everything they could ask for. The locations are creative, diversified and spectacular. The visual and sound effects are at their very best and should be enjoyed at a local movie theatre. The numerous fight scenes between the giant monsters are dynamic, epic and gripping from start to finish. The film has excellent pace and entertains smoothly with a perfect running time just below two hours. This movie should be the convincing finale to a franchise that has been built up through the past seven years instead of attempting to continue milking the cow. I'm however curious to discover the next Japanese movie featuring Godzilla in the future.

At the end of the day, don't expect any charismatic actresses and actors, don't look for a creative plot with twists and turns and don't pretend that this movie might be considered a future classic that will stand the test of time. What you get here however is one simple on paper but perfectly executed science-fiction action blockbuster that offers some welcome escapism in difficult times.