This was certainly the most ambitious post Endgame MCU movie and it seemed to have a lot of promise, lesser-known characters, more grounded, more character and story focused and a story which you really weren’t able to determine through the trailers (A much nicer needed change.). While expectations weren’t through the roof, we were all hoping for a good movie and it did deliver.
The team worked great as a whole and each character brought their own charm, from Yelena all the way through to Valentina and while Mel seemed to be a throwaway character at first, she developed into something complex. It was great to have Winter Soldier back in the films without the reliance on Captain America and/or Falcon. It had a good blend of humor, action, and true character development, and personally I always enjoy the complexity of villains, especially when they become one, without actually being one.
Since it’s based on lesser-known characters, you’d have to have seen a lot of the previous films, especially the disappointing Black Widow movie where 3 of the characters were prominent. While I did say it was a good movie, it wasn’t great and ultimately I feel this one is very forgettable.
It is a fun movie, you’ll enjoy it, you’ll appreciate the character complexity but it won’t be too memorable. Also, I feel this would’ve been better as a miniseries rather than a movie, could’ve expanded more on each character’s backstory and could’ve made Valentina even more sinister and vindictive than she already is.
I give this a 7.5/10.
Good:
- Grounded for the most part
- Complex character development
- Fun and lighthearted
- Sympathetic villain and evil true villain
Bad:
- Forgettable
- Some characters were significantly underutilised
- Would’ve worked better as a miniseries than a movie
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