Godzilla x Kong The New Empire – Movie Review
Director: Adam Wingard (You’re Next)
Writer: Terry Russio, Simon Barrett, Jeremy Slater (Screenplay)
Cast
- Rebecca Hall (Night House)
- Brian Tyree Henry (Eternals)
- Dan Stevens (The Guest)
- Kaylee Hottle (Magnum P.I.)
- Alex Ferns (Joyeux Noel)
- Fala Chen (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings)
Plot: Two ancient titans, Godzilla and Kong, clash in an epic battle as humans unravel their intertwined origins and connection to Skull Island’s mysteries.
Runtime: 1 Hour 55 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: Godzilla x Kong The New Empire starts as Kong searches the Hollow Earth for others like himself. Meanwhile, Ilene Andrews (Hall) and Jia (Hottle) pick up a new signal of an area undiscovered. It starts sending Godzilla into a frenzy causing more destruction than before.
Ilene turns to Bernie Hayes (Henry) and Trapper (Stevens) to investigate what has been happening. What they discover in the Hollow Earth brings a new threat that only Kong and Godzilla working together can stop.
Verdict on Godzilla x Kong The New Empire
Godzilla x Kong The New Empire is the latest big action sequel pitting the Titans in combat. It follows Kong dealing with his loneliness reflecting on Jia being the last of her people. However, a new discovery creates tension between the Titans as the search in the Hollow Earth uncovers more mysterious truths.
This continues to build the larger concept of titans around the world. Even if this movie feels a lot more like a Kong sequel than a team-up movie. His journey is the most interesting of any of the monsterverse and the reflection of the struggles Jia is going through proves being the last of one’s kind can take lasting damage on someone. Godzilla is more just destroying stuff for what feels more like filler than anything else. However, once everybody gets together we have the big titan fights like we would expect. In the end, this does grow the world, strengthens the unusual bond between the pair and gives us fun human characters we want to return to.
Final Thoughts – Godzilla x Kong The New Empire is the big monster-mashing madness you have come to expect.
