Taking place after Captain America: Civil War, this film sees Natasha (Scarlett Johansson) meeting up with her old comrades from Russia in order to bring down Red Room, the secretive black ops program that made her who she is.
First of all, we should have had this movie years ago. Preferably right after Civil War and definitely before Infinity War. The fact that we only got it now is... a whole bag of issues.
Putting that aside, I liked the film a lot. Johansson is still amazing as Natasha, although I do have to admit that some of the side characters ended up stealing this film from her. Florence Pugh as Yelena, another Black Widow, was a riot and a hoot. I'm definitely hoping that we will see more of her in the MCU. David Harbour as Red Guardian, Captain America's Russian counterpart, was also a great character and I'd like to know more about his past and his fixation on Steve.
Aside from that, the movie contained the usual amount of Marvel goodness. Great action scenes, top of the line visual effects, clever quips, one mindblowing end battle. You know, the usual. What we've come to expect from Marvel, in the best possible way.
Is it the best Marvel film ever made? No. Should it have been made before Endgame? Yes. Was it still worth the wait? Very much so.
First of all, we should have had this movie years ago. Preferably right after Civil War and definitely before Infinity War. The fact that we only got it now is... a whole bag of issues.
Putting that aside, I liked the film a lot. Johansson is still amazing as Natasha, although I do have to admit that some of the side characters ended up stealing this film from her. Florence Pugh as Yelena, another Black Widow, was a riot and a hoot. I'm definitely hoping that we will see more of her in the MCU. David Harbour as Red Guardian, Captain America's Russian counterpart, was also a great character and I'd like to know more about his past and his fixation on Steve.
Aside from that, the movie contained the usual amount of Marvel goodness. Great action scenes, top of the line visual effects, clever quips, one mindblowing end battle. You know, the usual. What we've come to expect from Marvel, in the best possible way.
Is it the best Marvel film ever made? No. Should it have been made before Endgame? Yes. Was it still worth the wait? Very much so.