Reviews

I don't know what all the negative reviewers are all about. Some of the things that are deemed "negative" are actually things I liked about the movie.

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A musical number in the middle of a super hero movie? PERFECT! Have you ever seen a Bollywood movie?

The fight scenes in this film are EPIC! Besides the choreographer the film editor needs to be rewarded.

I have to wonder if they filmed each "Marvel" doing the same fight scene and then edit each Marvel in and out?

Is this movie entertaining? Absolutely! AND it intiates conjoining future Marvel movies.

Was Nick Fury used and given weak dialogue? Yes.

Maybe jet lagged from his own series?

This isn't the best Marvel entry but certainly not the worst. I think you have Iron Man 1, End Game, Guardians Of The Galaxy 1, and a tie with all else.

Quit over analyzing and enjoy what's in front of you.

After watching this again I've decided to bump it up to a 7/10 stars I think my problem I had with it was Eddie Murphy not being the Eddie Murphy I grew up with.

And if I consider that IM not even the same person I grew up with, the movie takes a different feel.

His character in this movie might actually be closer to what Eddie Murphy is in his private life.

If Kenya Barris (cameo air plane scene) played the "Akbar" part my expectations would've been on a different level. Kenya Barris' humor is more subtle than Eddie's.

You can't wait around for Eddie to stick a banana in a tail pipe in this movie.

If you can throw that preconceived notion out, enjoy and learn about the complexities of relationships and prejudices, this movie deserves a viewing.

Are there things and characters I would've liked to have seen more developed? Yes.

I understand that, like all movies, there are deleted scenes that may satisfy my curiosity. I wonder why they needed to edit this down in the first place since it's on Netflix? Maybe because there was a possible theater release?

I would've liked to have seen more scenes with Jonah Hill's character "Ezra" and his sister "Liza" played by Molly Gordon. Their scene in temple and the back and forth dialogue making fun of each other was hilarious. I would've liked to have seen that EVERY time they were in the same room.

On the flip side "Amira" played by Lauren London has a brother "Omar" played by Travis Bennet who is equally as funny and has great "come back" dialogue with Amira and Akbar.

Ezra's relationship with his podcast partner "Mo" played by Sam Jay is also hilariously excellent.

All of these funny relationships might be the reason I expected,any time Eddie Murphy was in a scene, to be LOL hilarious.

* Spoiler *We actually don't see the "Eddie Murphy smile " until the last scene.

Maybe they could've REALLY banked on "the smile"?

But guess what?

I can't WAIT to see a movie about Amira and Ezra raising a child.

Just the arguments of what to name the baby would potentially be comedy gold.

Streamed on HBOMAX. If you can't make it thru a movie at home without falling asleep, there's a problem with the movie. It took me at LEAST four tries to get thru this film. When you have to compare it to the first Wonder Woman, this one pales significantly. First one had charm. This one made me feel like Wonder Woman not only feels trapped as a being with super powers but also trapped in her day job as a museum curator. Maybe it's because it's been 70 years since she lost her boyfriend and hasn't gotten over it? I'm pretty sure there is adequate therapy for that in town and ESPECIALLY back in Themyscira. This film POSSIBLY works as that middle to end grief period of a relationship break up and NOW things will start to feel better. So heres to looking forward to the third Wonder Woman sighting now that she's "officially" over her 100 year old boyfriend. I mean, really?!? THATS all you could come up with in saying goodbye to Steve Trevor? In fairness, it's to be expected since saying "hello" wasn't very imaginative either. Lazy.

We did binge the entire series in a couple days. Parts are riveting but minor continuity glitches are distracting. Also everybody but "dad" speaks in a whisper or Batman growl. Just needed attention to some details to make it more believable. For instance: If you've been beat and kept in an aquarium for 6 years you still have the strength to climb up the side of a building and run cross country and only eat a candy bar with a swallow of water? Taking a breather and maybe a shower would have helped. Also the last time I tried my battery powered tape recorder that's been sitting in storage for around six years it needed new batteries.