"Yes."
As daft an idea as Freddy vs Jason, this monster mash-up sees the culmination of this latest underwhelming iteration of the Godzilla and King Kong franchises. Adam Wingard has proved himself to be a solid director from indie origins, and like the others who helmed the recent films leading to this one, most of his quirky edges have been smoothed off to fit the blockbuster template, but to Wingard's credit he does succeed in making Godzilla and Kong appear to really hate each other on screen in their very lively no-holds-barred smackdowns, and MechaGodzilla is used cleverly and effectively as a story-driver. The shinily-unreal CG sheen is distancing, and the human characters are even less effectively written than in the preceding movies (if that can be imagined), and there is more than an occasional whiff of Pacific Rim and Independence Day: Resurgence here and there, but Junkie XL/Tom Holkenborg's score feels fresh and contemporary. The classic enigma code that sells the movie is, of course, 'Who wins?', and that question is handled well for one character at least, but if this latest strand of the monster franchises does continue, getting the human story right would be of benefit.
No comments:
Post a Comment