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Black Widow (2021)
Disappointing even by Marvel's usual (low) standards
I had a lot of issues with the movie that even the usual "MCU Magic" couldn't save it well.
Soundtrack:
Non-existent, unmemorable not special. It felt like some random loyal-free music could have done a better job than that. The Score is so unmemorable that it is hard to recall it even after 5 mins of ending the movie. There were annoying sonic boom SFX whenever a name of a city was shown or even if someone outright stepped out of a car, it felt annoying. And some of the songs are not even suitable for the movie, During the opening scenes when Natasha and Yelena were forcibly taken to the red-room a very generic and random slow song was played, it was not only annoying but took the essence of the dark, gritty scene away from me. Also, it had cheap thrills by Sia in it.
Plot:
This movie is almost a rehash of Captain America Winter Soldier. Both the movies had their main character on the run and their mission was to end some international secret espionage organization. The Main Character has a partner to help him/her in the mission (Yelena in Black Widow, Black Widow in Winter Soldier). But that is not enough, they will need more people to help extract info about the organization (Red Guardian and Melina in this case; Falcon in Winter Soldier). Both the villains are mere humans with a brainwashed assassins who share a history with the main character (Taskmaster in Black Widow; Bucky in Winter Soldier). Both the final battle take place in an aircraft which comes crashing down as a consequence of the fight. Too much resemblance. There were many stupid moments in the movie as well like when Natasha was sent the red anti-dot by Yelena and when Yelena meets Natasha in Budapest they have a fight scene, why? Both of them know that both why they were there right then why did they have to fight? Also, it is very convenient the it was the protagonist's "fake" parents who were closely tied to the Red Room. The jokes in the movie are not funny and feel very forced. Another stupid thing I noticed is the slow walking of the Task Master, if that guy knew how to run then this movie would have ended in the first 20 mins but Plot convenience saves the day. Black Widow as per known is a mere human with good fighting abilities yet she got out of some really questionable scenes, one scene she fell from 5 stories crashing into metal pipes without any much of damage? How!? There were many occasions when cars in which Black Widow was seated in exploded or overturned and fell on its head yet she survives?! No explanation for that. The plot was predictable to a major extent within the first 30 mins. Another Stupid scene I remembered was when Both Natasha and Yelena revealed much of the secret information in a public store! Sure, it didn't have any effect on the movie itself but it was stupid of spies to do that in public, and this was followed by another awkward and forced joke. The tone of this movie very inconsistent in my opinion, one moment it is some dark gritty movie with murder and kidnapping and next moment we have Red Guardian talking about his fishing days.
Characters/Acting:
The movie had a stellar cast yet it failed to deliver much of it. Scarlett Johansson nodded a lot and that I can remember, she has been doing this for 10 years so she was just like how she was supposed to be. Florence Pugh was undeniable the best amongst the ones we got. She was well written and her acting was convincing. The Villain appeared for 2 mins in the beginning and then straight had probably a 15 min appearance towards the end and died an underwhelming death. Not well written at all. Taskmaster was wasted. Taskmaster is an intimidating character in the comics but in the movie, they basically made him a mouth-shut assassin who walks really slowly when the opposite is needed. Red Guardian was wasted as well. He was used as a comic relief character but the jokes were LAME. Melina was well underwhelming. None but Yelena's character was at least decent.
Other issues:
The forgettable dialogue and fight scenes. Marvel realized how lackluster this movie actually is so the definite choice was to include some unwanted fight scenes. Jail Break and Yelena Natasha fight scene are prime examples. (Also, when Yelena and Natasha were having the fight in a residential apartment, did you know bother to hear or wonder what the hell was going on in the neighbor's room). Even the VFX in some scenes were awful which is surprising coming from a Marvel Movie.
Redeeming qualities:
Florence Pugh's performance has to be a redeeming quality of the movie. Despite all the issues, this movie did keep me invested in it. Lot of people are complaining that this is a boring movie but I disagree with that. Other than that, I didn't find any other redeeming qualities.
There are better spy or superhero movies as a matter of fact that do better do than this but if you are Marvel Buff then sure see this one but chances are you will be disappointed as well
3/10.
WandaVision (2021)
A disappointing end to a mixed bag
WandaVision presented the regular audience of MCU with a new ominous mix of genres of sitcom, horror, and mystery. The series began with a 50's sitcom type and proceeded to change the time period with every episode, ending the sitcom-style with something similar to "The Office". The first two episodes were bland in comparison to the more interesting middle episodes with laugh-tracks, goofs, mystery, and a lot of questions. The answer to those questions was answered in the middle episodes and a never-before insight of Wanda's life was presented to the audience to resonate with her and her intentions. This mixed-genre was weirdly entertaining but it ended with a rather disappointing finale. We don't really see a lot of fighting or action throughout yet the plot runs swift and the audience discovers so much about the characters. This specialty was dropped ending the series with the all-classic MCU CGI bash. There is nothing wrong with CGI battle endings, but it seemed inadequate to this kind of series. (For example, We wouldn't expect the end of Avengers: Endgame to be the heroes sitting and negotiating with Thanos for a conclusion, do we? This remains the case.)
The grief, sorrow, and emotions faced by Wanda are evident and Elizabeth Olsen's performance should be credited for a lot of it as well.
Overall, the series would be a delight for a regular MCU lad but would remain distasteful for the rest.
4/10.