This film serves as not only a sequel to the 2021 film, Godzilla vs. Kong, but also the fifth installment of the MonsterVerse. Many characters from this franchise’s previous installments return in this film to provide the exposition and occasional comic relief. However, we didn’t come to this movie for them. We see these movies to see giant monsters fight each other, and for the most part, this movie delivers on that front. This time around, Godzilla and Kong team up against a new villain known as the Scar King, running into familiar monsters such as Mothra and new ones such as the baby Kong, Suko, along the way. Granted, this film surprisingly offered even less of a riveting narrative than the previous Godzilla vs. Kong did, and the story we did get definitely favored Kong over Godzilla in terms of screen time, but the impressive special effects and pure spectacle of seeing these kaiju duke it out were undeniably fun to watch. Score: 7/10
Noah Robinson 