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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes review: a decent romp but the monkey business wears a bit thin

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Watching a chimpanzee scale a ruined skyscraper is surprisingly gripping. Maybe it’s the intoxicating view of a post-human world — the building heaves with lush greenery not people — or maybe it’s because it’s just kind of cool. And if it does nothing for you, then you can skip this latest, 10th instalment in the Planet of the Apes franchise.

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