Review of Kong: Skull Island (2017) by Mike W — 11 May 2017

Like the concept, hidden island and SciFi and all that. It just never really grabbed my attention.

This review of Kong: Skull Island (2017) was written by Mike W on 11 May 2017.

Kong: Skull Island has generally received positive reviews.

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