Kong: Skull Island

Part reboot, part homage to Vietnam War movies, this is the goriest and least approachable outing for Hollywood's favorite ape to date.

Part reboot, part homage to Vietnam War movies, this is the goriest and least approachable outing for Hollywood's favorite ape to date. But "Kong: Skull Island" does have enough memorable creature battle scenes to make for a fun, if jumpy, moviegoing experience. Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts and the screenwriters give Kong a case of Coppola fever. From Jac...

Review excerpt from Common Sense Media.