After the bad reviews, and considering how many bad superhero movies have come out lately, I would have skipped this one if the trailer didn't look like so much fun. Fortunately, the movie fulfills the trailer's promise
In the movie, three superheroes with related powers find themselves suddenly swapping places with one another. The proves to be a good gimmick for both action and comedy, as the three keep finding themselves in one another's battles. Eventually, they master the situation in order to take down a very angry villain with an unusually sympathetic backstory.
The movie leans heavily - and for the most part successfully - into the comedy. A big chunk of this is fueled by the teenage Captain Marvel fangirl Ms. Marvel, who is from a TV series I found too pre-teen-oriented to enjoy. Ms. Marvel's an annoying character but for the most part I found her amusing in this.
There's also a funny gag with alien cats.
While I enjoyed this movie, I have to admit its a bit of an unfocussed mess. There are a lot of elements just tossed in, like a whole thing with Marvel #3, Monica, dealing with her abandonment issues. These occasional "emotional" moments don't much interest me.
Anyway, a lot of people hate this, but if you like the trailer, I'd say chance the movie (I did not take a chance on the last Aquaman movie because unlike The Marvels, the trailer looked just as bad as people said the movie was.
Going against the current, I say if you want a bunch of comedy and some fun action then you should watch this one.
In the movie, three superheroes with related powers find themselves suddenly swapping places with one another. The proves to be a good gimmick for both action and comedy, as the three keep finding themselves in one another's battles. Eventually, they master the situation in order to take down a very angry villain with an unusually sympathetic backstory.
The movie leans heavily - and for the most part successfully - into the comedy. A big chunk of this is fueled by the teenage Captain Marvel fangirl Ms. Marvel, who is from a TV series I found too pre-teen-oriented to enjoy. Ms. Marvel's an annoying character but for the most part I found her amusing in this.
There's also a funny gag with alien cats.
While I enjoyed this movie, I have to admit its a bit of an unfocussed mess. There are a lot of elements just tossed in, like a whole thing with Marvel #3, Monica, dealing with her abandonment issues. These occasional "emotional" moments don't much interest me.
Anyway, a lot of people hate this, but if you like the trailer, I'd say chance the movie (I did not take a chance on the last Aquaman movie because unlike The Marvels, the trailer looked just as bad as people said the movie was.
Going against the current, I say if you want a bunch of comedy and some fun action then you should watch this one.