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All movies seen on 11/10/2023

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The Marvels (2023)

Directed by Nia DaCosta

Adventure | Action | Fantasy

Most recently watched by VicnaLobster, CaptainBigTime, sleestakk

Overview

Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team up and learn to work in concert to save the universe.

Rated PG-13 | Length 105 minutes

Actors

Brie Larson | Teyonah Parris | Iman Vellani | Samuel L. Jackson | Zawe Ashton | Gary Lewis | Park Seo-joon | Zenobia Shroff | Mohan Kapoor | Saagar Shaikh | Leila Farzad | Abraham Popoola | Lashana Lynch | Tessa Thompson | Daniel Ings | Alex Hughes | Shardiah Ssagala | Cecily Cleeve | Remi Dabiri-McQuaid | Ffion Jolly | Kennedy McCallum-Martin | Savannah Skinner-Henry | Rachel John | Daniel Monteiro | Kya Garwood | Fikayo Ifarajimi | Shereen Walker | Hansen Burton | Hailee Steinfeld | Kelsey Grammer | Elie Bouakaze | Ross Carter | Daniel Eghan | Maria Guiver | John King | Jett Klyne | Kenny-Lee Mbanefo | Tony McCarthy | Michael Oladele | Neil Alexander Smith | Sanj Surati

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

First, I have to state that Tonia and I finally watched the Ms. Marvel series a few months ago and while not perfect, the character of Kamala Khan is great and the family humor and drama work well. The family chemistry and balance of endearing vs. annoying don’t work quite as well in the movie, and probably a lot less so if you’ve never seen that series.

The movie starts off well enough and built up nicely for a bit before faltering and subsiding into something more average by the end. Either story shouldn’t have been so “planets hang in the balance” or it should have actually had a longer running time because as it is, it feels like the second half was chopped up and incomplete.

Also, in a theater that was maybe 1/8th full, what possesses a single person to choose to sit next to a couple? Buddy, if you need human contact that badly, hire a prostitute.

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