“Gloriously nerdy…”

“…features far sludgier CGI than the two previous MonsterVerse installments.”

“…gives good Kong.”

“…gets in your nostrils…”

“…evokes the sense of loss and mourning of the granddaddy of these pictures, 1954’s Gojira.”

“Vigorously made, but still feeling creakily of another filmmaking era…”

“A master class in hitmanship given by a deluded teacher…”

“Don’t pull the plug on the MCU just yet.”

“Character and story remain Edwards’ bugaboo…”

“…has an enchanting, out-of-time quality.”