King Kong or the Monkey on Peter Jackson's back

Hoskin's review of King Kong focuses on the specific moment in Jackson's career: 'King Kong is Peter Jackson's Hook, a film that cannot help betraying that its maker has really said all he has to say in this cinematic mode [...] Thankfully, unlike Hook, it's actually a decent film in its own right, and although its flaws can be attributed to style ageing into shtick, it's something that Jackson can be proud of.'