‘Shazam! Fury of the Gods’ is a big step down from the original. Our review:
) who gave Billy Batson his power. Just in time for this sequel, they have very conveniently been allowed to return to the modern DC Comics Universe, where they are out for revenge. They steal the Wizard’s staff, which supposedly restores their magic abilities and then they set their sights on the Wizard’s current champion, Shazam, and his super-powered family.
Just about the only person who comes off well in this film is Jack Dylan Grazer, who stole the first , Freddy is the only human character onscreen with significant screen time, and he gets a few warm scenes with’s Rachel Zegler as the new girl in school, and then a bunch of amusing moments with Hounsou’s Wizard . If you can improve a movie as crummy as for a few minutes the way Grazer does, you should have a bright future in Hollywood.
, and the films share a strange amount in common. Both are sequels to fairly grounded and lighthearted comedies that jettison most of the relatable elements that made their predecessors successful in favor of a lot of generic special effects and fights. As an avowed fan of comics and superheroes, I watch these things and I wonder “Is what people really want out of these movies? To watch a bunch of CGI effects with zero human emotions or stakes?” I certainly don’t.
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