It's hard to believe a film these days could be both good and entertaining. Thankfully, Monster Hunter is such a film. I think it slows down in one spot, but then the film picks up the pace. Unfortunately, it feels like they rushed to get to the ending. The ending itself leaves off on a cliffhanger. They probably could've spent less time on the spider monsters, that's where it seems to drag on a little too long. Perhaps they could've cut short some of the scenes of them prepping to hunt the Diablos. I also dislike the depictions of what looks like US troops as UN peacekeepers. They likely did that to appeal to international audiences, or perhaps Japan. Anime seems to often depict military units as participating in UN peacekeeping operations, though I've never known the reason behind that. So I'll let that slide, for now. It is also hard to believe firearms would have little to no effect on monsters, but this is an isekai film so I guess I have to let that slide as well. Despite everything I've just said, I think this film is great. It's fun, it doesn't lecture the audience about politics, it seems to take the lore of Monster Hunter seriously and respects it - for the most part. I'm sure Monster Hunter fans reading this review must be curious as to the rating. That's easy, films like this are rare nowadays. Most films have some amount of politics injected into them, they lecture the audience, and share a lot of the same plot devices or twists. They're boring. That's not Monster Hunter (the film), and that's why I think it deserves five stars - despite its shortcomings. Watch it, enjoy it. It's good.