Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire

The script, there is a plot but it's preposterous tosh and it makes no sense, and it doesn't even try to make sense... Stuff. Stuff. Stuff. ROAR.

While Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire did on occasion test my patience, the overall ride does remain a fun one, and because of that, I’m still willing to remain seated on the Monsterverse’s bandwagon — for now.

This is great fun. A big, dumb movie that tries to explain with scientific language how we get to a place called "Hollow Earth."

Godzilla and King Kong use to have a beef. Now that they’ve kissed and made up, there’s no real meat in this generic big creature smackdown.

As much fun as it is to watch the Titans fight... at some point you go like: 'what's the point of this'.

These films may be empty, but they can be strangely stimulating. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, however, is the MonsterVerse at its weakest: Its spectacle is even duller than its story, which is already nonsensical.

Listen, sometimes you just got to turn your brain off and just go and enjoy some ridiculousness.

The label may say Godzilla x Kong but make no mistake: this is a movie about King Kong. And to the degree that you can get on board with the fact that you’re watching a cartoon for long stretches of its runtime, the Kong stuff works.

The actual story and craft are awful, but the action is fun. If you want just dumb fun action, this isn't the worst choice.

Interestingly, the effects in this film aren’t as good as the ones in the low-budget “Godzilla Minus One.” The monsters look a bit halting. When in doubt, Wingard and company turn up the light.