Gojira remixed as a nationalist fantasy designed for maximum fist pumping and flag-waving, much like Top Gun: Maverick is to the United States. As a creature feature, the behemoth delivers with a great design, atomic breath and all. As a human drama? Comparisons to the great emotional storytellers are…a stretch. The cast (especially Sakura Ando) are generally good with the material given to them, but I failed to connect with the film’s more…overbaked moments.
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The House That Jack Built 2018
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