Review of Kong: Skull Island (2017) by Celtic R — 06 Apr 2017

Brie Larson is very attractive. Cinematography is stylish. Tom Hiddleston is a charisma vacuum and the acting is truly tragic.

This review of Kong: Skull Island (2017) was written by Celtic R on 06 Apr 2017.

Kong: Skull Island has generally received positive reviews.

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I still cannot understand why so many people dislike this movie. I saw it without having seen any trailer and it was really good…

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