Review of The Marvels

The Marvels (2023)
7/10
If you liked Captain Marvel, you'll almost definitely like this
8 February 2024
As I say in the title, if you enjoyed the Captain Marvel movie you should enjoy this. It's not "a work of art" but I enjoyed it much more than a lot of the recent Marvel movies - and it is a lot more even than some of the recent ones. It's very character driven.

The three main characters are delightful - and I had seen WandaVision and Ms Marvel to understand who Monica Rambeau and Kamala Khan were - but my wife hadn't and seemed to enjoy it too (no explanations of powers required - you could see them).

The opening is bit confusing - but it was confusing for the characters too so that makes more sense - and the 3 characters soon settled in as a team. The story was basic but made sense and the "antagonist" was so-so. Nick Fury was a bit low-key so it was really the Marvels' film - which was nice.

Seeing Kamala's family again was great too.

I definitely enjoyed it - and it will be one of the Marvel films I probably will watch on repeat a lot.

Yes, there is a brief part with a species who speak in song - but we have one of the best Star Trek TNG episodes with a species who speak in allegories so?

I'm glad I ignored the low ratings because I'd heard the "if you liked Captain Marvel you'll like this" comment from multiple sources that I value and totally agree.
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