The Marvels present a lot of ideas that on paper lays the foundation for a strong charecter driven sequel, but it's "action-over-charecter" approach boggs it down to another unmemorable and unsatisfiying entry to the MCU.
The movie peaks in its opening 20 mins where the director plays with the charecter-swapping mechanism to set up some uniquely choreographed and exciting action sequences, with a few iffy CGI moments.
The chemistry between the main 3 leads, with Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel (undoubtedly the best part of the film, she is an absolute gem) at centre of it, is the heart and soul of the film, but the overarching narrative that surrounds them feels rushed, repeative and messy.
The villain is it's weakest aspect - has a great motive, but extremely underdeveloped and generic. Emotionally heavy scenes are cut short, that results in the point being made but not hammered home. It has an exciting post credit scene, so do stay for that.
The movie peaks in its opening 20 mins where the director plays with the charecter-swapping mechanism to set up some uniquely choreographed and exciting action sequences, with a few iffy CGI moments.
The chemistry between the main 3 leads, with Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel (undoubtedly the best part of the film, she is an absolute gem) at centre of it, is the heart and soul of the film, but the overarching narrative that surrounds them feels rushed, repeative and messy.
The villain is it's weakest aspect - has a great motive, but extremely underdeveloped and generic. Emotionally heavy scenes are cut short, that results in the point being made but not hammered home. It has an exciting post credit scene, so do stay for that.