Thoroughly enjoyed myself, however it's definitely the weakest of the franchise. The CGI is beautiful and it has many outstanding moments, but this new protagonist, Noa, lacks any of the depth and moral complexity that that made Caesar's character great. This movie focuses on [spoiler]how legacy can be perverted but ultimately doesn't do anything with it, instead making the main antagonist a follower of old roman ideas rather than using Caesar's teachings in a twisted way. It shows feral humans very briefly, but never does more with that concept beyond a single scene. A lot of this film is also a retread of themes and even specific plot points lifted from Dawn and War.[/spoiler]

[spoiler]Additionally, it doesn't explain where Mae or Trevathan came from, how they are so educated, and how they avoided becoming mute; The titular Kingdom is only gestured to from far away, and isn't actually an integral part of the story; How did the entire Eagle clan escape the water but only the two main antagonist apes made it out? It also seemed like there were a lot more apes outside the immediate inner courtyard that got flooded that are probably fine.[/spoiler] I just had a lot of unanswered questions.

Maybe I'm being too harsh on this movie because it has the impossible task of following up a nearly perfect trilogy, but ultimately I came out more excited for what comes next that what I had just watched.