A dazzling picture that’s as comedic as it is entertaining, bursting with a Brazilian energy that brings to mind the Bossa Nova rhythms of Sergio Mendes.
Kong: Skull Island is fleeting entertainment, but given its massive budget and the audience’s predisposition to Kong, that’s not a terribly impressive feat.
The very idea of “The Batch” being in a Marvel film with Tilda Swinton, Mads Mikkelsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Rachel McAdams was an incredibly inviting prospect.