
Variety
The surprise is that Skull Island isn't just ten times as good as Jurassic World; it's a rousing and smartly crafted primordial-beastie spectacular.
Full reviewBrie Larson, Tom Hiddleston, John Goodman, John C. Reilly and Samuel L. Jackson star in Legendary Entertainment's second installment of their Godzilla-Kong series, set during the Vietnam War.
A team of explorers are brought together to venture deep into an uncharted island in the Pacific, unaware that they're crossing into the domain of the mythic giant ape.
LessThe surprise is that Skull Island isn't just ten times as good as Jurassic World; it's a rousing and smartly crafted primordial-beastie spectacular.
Full reviewDerivative and a little dumb but consistently fun: there's personality and panache to spare in this monster blockbuster. With reservations, Skull Island is a swinging success.
Full reviewDirected by Jordan Vogt-Roberts with a gleeful, look-at-me-ma garishness that speaks to his background in TV comedy, the movie feels wonderfully close to self-parody.
Full reviewThis fantastically muddled and exasperatingly dull quasi-update of the King Kong story looks like a zestless mashup of Jurassic Park, Apocalypse Now and a few exotic visual borrowings from Miss Saigon.
Full reviewThis is, in short, a neutered Kong – yet taken as a straightforward adventure movie, it's enjoyable enough.
Full reviewIt's terrible to recommend a film entirely on its computer-generated grounds, but this is what Kong: Skull Island does best.
Full reviewAll the requisite elements are served up here in ideal proportion, and the time just flies by, which can rarely be said for films of this nature.
Full reviewThis is an uneven adventure that's saved by the spectacle of its towering title character and the various beasts with whom he shares his island home.
Full reviewWe aren’t aware of any way to watch Kong 3D: Skull Island in Australia. If we’ve got that wrong, please contact us.
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