Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

The critic finds the film a fun slice of monster mayhem when the creatures finally collide, praising the bright and inventive fights between the titans. They complain that the human characters are shallow and the story takes too long to reach the main event.

The critic calls it disposable fun saturated in vivid colour, praising the impressive global fights and nods to classic Godzilla films. They note the long exposition-heavy setup but say the behemoth battles deliver what fans want.

The critic finds it a bonkers ride that may not eclipse the previous film but delivers insane destruction at global landmarks and fine comic relief from the humans. The Titans run the show with impressive rendering of new creatures like the Skar King.

The critic calls it brainless brawn that is pretty entertaining as a showcase for big things hitting each other, though instantly forgettable. The Kong scenes are the best parts with some attempt to tell a story through ape grunts and CG eyes.

The critic finds the film dispiriting monster mush that spends too long on pointless world-building and cringe human drama before delivering generic kaiju fights. The action sequences lack the emotional or psychological depth of better entries like Godzilla Minus One.

The critic calls it a so-so franchise entry where dull humans drag down the monster mayhem. Kong gets some emotional moments, but the CGI action feels like video-game spectacle without novelty.

The critic sees it as a numbing sequel of diminishing returns where fights grow more gargantuan but results get punier, with very little emotion or inspiration underneath the orgiastic violence. The humans are crudely drawn and mainly provide exposition.

The film fails to deliver strong giant-monster action and instead makes the kaiju disconcertingly cute and merchandisable. Human characters are wasted on exposition and awkward banter while the fights lack scale or impact.

Wingard delivers a hectic, overloaded monster jam with an unusually strong cast of human actors that gets lost amid too many creatures and a harried energy that turns tiresome and deafening.

The critic describes it as an enjoyably goofy monster mash where human characters work hard to keep the plot moving but the colossal beasts smash through weaker moments. The spectacle fully embraces a toddler-tantrum-on-a-colossal-scale aesthetic and is winning because of its essential goofiness.

The critic finds the monster mash-up has a likable, light-hearted zip but energy dissipates with the humans and script; it delivers child-like satisfaction in the fights but feels sloppier and more forgettable than its predecessor.

The film feels like a desperate attempt to justify the franchise's existence and continuation, with too many human characters and not enough sense or emotional weight beyond the monster fights.

The critic states it isn’t good and amounts to little more than giant monsters fighting with some trippiness at the end but lacks grandeur, emotional impact or anything beyond the bare minimum promised by the title.

The fifth MonsterVerse entry is overly busy boilerplate until its awesome clash-of-the-titans climax, but the real issue is that it gives no compelling reason to care about any of the world-building or characters.

The critic calls it fun, ridiculous and an efficient monster fight delivery system with dense set pieces and creative creatures. They praise the monster action and inner journeys conveyed through CGI, deeming it the best and most entertaining film in the Legendary Monsterverse.

The critic calls it the most enjoyable MonsterVerse film yet, praising how it finally centres the titans themselves with pared-down storytelling, fun set pieces, and a sense of mischief. The story feels thin at times and lacks emotional depth, but the blockbuster spectacle delivers.

The critic finds the film big, silly, and undeniably entertaining, more like a Saturday morning cartoon than a serious blockbuster. They single out the visually wild monster mayhem, such as Kong using a miniature ape as a club, for praise while noting the human story feels perfunctory.

The critic sees the film as absurd, over-the-top spectacle more like pro wrestling than a conventional movie, with efficient pacing that prioritizes giant monster action over human elements. Kong’s arc and the sheer silly fun of the kaiju battles are singled out as highlights in an entertainingly dumb blockbuster.

The critic describes it as more of the same stomp fest from the Monsterverse, with the Titans teaming up against a new villain in Hollow Earth. They note the Showa-era nostalgia and Mothra cameo but find the human elements caricatured and the film Hollywoodized compared to more impressive entries like Godzilla Minus One.

The critic calls the film a cartoonish slog for most of its runtime, with boring monsters and a weak script that keeps the titans apart too long. It only livens up in a daffy, over-caffeinated climax that arrives too late to save the movie.