The first reactions to Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire are stomping in, and the critics are loving this latest entry in the MonsterVerse.

This time around Godzilla and Kong are done pounding the crap out of each other and have joined forces to tackle a new threat. At one point, Kong rides Godzilla, so already it has everything that fans could possibly want. But just to be safe, Dan Stevens also chews scenery in a Hawaiian shirt.