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Well my clairvoyance about the film did not disapoint me. Which means I was disapointed.
The pacing is actually pretty damn good for a movie that runs longer then 3 hours.
I thought the first third of the film was the best - before they met Kong. They it went goofy. The action sceenes are outlandish, you'll be laughing at how many monsters Jackson can cram on the screen and the supernatural abilities of people to avoid death.
People talked of Jack Black "nailing" his role. No. I was hopping to be impressed because other commedians have an uncany ability to capture humanity in their dramatic roles. Bill Murry, Jim Carry, Adam Sandler to name a few. Jack was okay, he wasn't horrible. I think the fault was actually with the script.
Speaking of that, it was pretty bad. Ok, very lame. I've never seen so little character development in a film that long. The characters do countless things that make you just scream out for some consistency, realism and a touch of common sense.
This film was like a classical painting. Masterfully done, but lacking in originality, deapth or vision. The kids will love it!
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