Just like every superhero origin story film of the past 10+ years, Shazam is overlong, hits all the prerequisite "making the hero" beats, and is just watchable enough to not flip off. The biggest upside to this one is Zachary Levi. He is the perfect person for the titular role and feels natural as a teenager in a superman body. The rest of the film is fine. The big bad has stock motivation. The hero grows. There's a big fight to cap things off. It's all so...the same. But if superheroes are your jam, you could do much worse.
Shout by Rick GebhardtVIP 6BlockedParent2021-02-19T18:36:19Z
Just like every superhero origin story film of the past 10+ years, Shazam is overlong, hits all the prerequisite "making the hero" beats, and is just watchable enough to not flip off. The biggest upside to this one is Zachary Levi. He is the perfect person for the titular role and feels natural as a teenager in a superman body. The rest of the film is fine. The big bad has stock motivation. The hero grows. There's a big fight to cap things off. It's all so...the same. But if superheroes are your jam, you could do much worse.