The Marvels (2023)

Higher, further, faster, together!

I quite liked it, to be honest. Obviously not the Marvel movie we were hoping for.

I found the beginning a bit difficult, you were really dropped in, it was not clear at first what it was about, but then I understood it better.

I really thought the action was great, fun action scenes and just fun to watch.

All in all, if this film is on Disney+, definitely watch it again

(It's a shame that this film is not in 4DX because I thought it could be done0

7/10

Translated from Dutch · View original

We are at a time where every new MCU title is already being followed with less and less expectations. Overdose of series and films that you have to watch almost all of them just to be able to follow a storyline and not miss any references. And the number of nice films in general also decreases every year...

I was a fan of Captain Marvel and also Ms. Marvel was a modestly fun series with the necessary humor, so I was still curious about The Marvels. We go back into space with the necessary cliché moments, beams of light and hopping between planets that resemble Earth with a slight twist. The enemy is also very saltless and I had forgotten it before I got back home. What is good is the trio in the leading role that complements each other nicely. And the accompanying humor that works. It was wonderful how there was regular laughter in the cinema. And the obligatory post-credit scenes give some hope for improvement in the MCU. But please stay on Earth, throw out those annoying Skrulls and focus on a new limited group that can grow back. And above all, a little more creativity. Both visually and in the script.

The Marvels was quite enjoyable, but you do feel that the creativity is condensed by the formula that every MCU film seems to follow and the fact that everything has to fit into a bigger picture. This was also a major issue with the James Bond series, which fortunately recovered later. The Marvels is not a real top film, but a blockbuster that does better than expected with enough action and humor to make it an entertaining film.

Translated from Dutch · View original