King Kong impervious to new chapter's plot flaws
The latest take on King Kong has a barbed sense of humour and a sharp eye for disaster.
Craig Mathieson has been the film critic for The Sunday Age since March 2012, having previously held the same position for Rolling Stone and The Bulletin. The former magazine editor writes widely on film, music and television, and is still able to quote sizeable chunks of the dialogue from Michael Mann's Heat.
The latest take on King Kong has a barbed sense of humour and a sharp eye for disaster.
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