Personally, I liked this little film. Were there flaws? Sure, but every film has them. It wasn't supposed to be Endgame or Infinty War. It served the purpose of being a tidy little piece of conjunctive tissue phases 4/5 have long needed. Was it fun and funny and little over the top? Sure but thank goodness it wasn't as dark and bleak as other film companies make when building out their superhero universes. Thank goodness for that I say. My largest challenge were equally two of my favorite things in the film. For those who don't watch Disney+ two (more actually) of the primary characters were unknown to theatre audiences. While a bit of help was given explaining the backstory of one, even less was given to the other (and her lovable family). I also found (again an issue derived from the streaming shows) Nick Fury's solitary leadership and different character (from his series) might have had the reverse effect for those who had watched Disney+. I have no way of knowing if this was a film where a committee overruled the film's Director or what happened in those areas. For what did work, I enjoyed a good deal. Somewhere in here was a much stronger film than we, the audience, were able to see. I realize much of the hate the film received came far before its theatrical debut as the usual crybabies who hate anything led with women or people of color were ready and waiting to review bomb the film no matter what loose ends might have been satisfactorily tied up. And for whatever reason the primary lead continues to draw their ire is ever a mystery to me. I enjoyed the performances of all of the cast. And even when the script was a wee bit wonky, it was still somewhat on track and eventually got where it needed to logically go.
Review of The Marvels
