A movie that gets my attention for every single sec definitely 10/10 … And it has two of my Fav songs :sob:!!
“Sia - Cheap Thrills” and “Smells Like Teenage Spirit” (But it’s not Nirvana, it’s Malia J and I loved it tbh!!)
the way this movie has grown on me over the last couple years is wild,,,
As far as post-Endgame MCU movies go, it's not great, but it's not awful. Still kinda worth it just because Ray Winstone nails the over-the-top villain role as does David Harbour in the lovable oaf role. But regardless of all that Florence Pugh is so goddamn charming it's not even fair.
It's fine. I just expected better. Took them years to make a movie on her just to give her half used wasted potential.
Carried mostly by Black Widow and her personal story since she's one of the few consistently likable MCU characters.
Sadly Yelena and Alexei's typical "MCU quip humor" did NOT fit the tone of the story, was super unfunny and distracting. Also the main villain was boring as hell and Taskmaster being stoic female was disappointing.
Majority of the movie is good, but it takes a complete 180 towards the end
Watched it when it was out in 4k. Was a bit meh. Watched it in 3D just now - holy cow that was a fantastic spectacle! The depth of those IMAX shots <3
Casting Florence Pugh is one of the best decisions Marvel has ever made
It's just OK, but it could have been so much more. The main cast is pretty dope, but feel very underutilized. I wish they would have toned down the amount and length of the action scenes that constantly interrupt actual storytelling.
Rewatched recently, genuinely one of the best MCU films to date
I was excited when I heard that Black Widow was getting her own film. Unfortunately, I was disappointed because the story felt too generic and failed to capture Natasha's unique character and personality. I wished they focused more on espionage rather than generic action scenes.
actually really loved the Black Widow movie I just really wish there was a scene that explained why Nat was able to survive getting blown up in her car and falling off a building and evading multiple broken limbs.
Like the Red Room injected her with some super serum or something. My only complaint.
20% stealthy secret agent spy stuff, 80% explosions
Which part of Russia is Cockney exactly Ray? Lol
Black Widow is the long-awaited solo outing for Scarlett Johansson's Natasha Romanoff, taking place after Captain America: Civil War. The movie centers on Natasha's past catching up with her in the form of Russian 'super'-soldier Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian (Harbour) and Melina Vostokoff (Weiss), her surrogate parents, and Yelena Belova (Pugh), her 'sister'. The film focuses primarily on the family drama between Natasha and Yelena, and is at its strongest when it does so. However, the villainous side of the story is lacking, with Ray Winstone's Dreykov, his mind-controlled Black Widows, and the underwhelming Taskmaster (Kurylenko) falling short. Pugh's debut in the MCU is a standout aspect, positioning her for future stories, but the film suffers from a lack of focus on Natasha and a surplus of backstory, exposition and set-ups. The first half of the movie is stronger than the latter stages, with a larger scope in the third act, but still lacking in spy elements. Although the positives of strong performances, good visuals, and action sequences outweigh the negatives, Black Widow ends up feeling average in comparison to other MCU productions.
Black Widow es la tan esperada salida en solitario de Natasha Romanoff de Scarlett Johansson, que tiene lugar después de Capitán América: Civil War. La película se centra en el pasado de Natasha poniéndose al día con ella en la forma del "súper" soldado ruso Alexei Shostakov/Guardián Rojo (Harbour) y Melina Vostokoff (Weiss), sus padres sustitutos, y Yelena Belova (Pugh), su "hermana". . La película se enfoca principalmente en el drama familiar entre Natasha y Yelena, y es más fuerte cuando lo hace. Sin embargo, falta el lado malvado de la historia, con el Dreykov de Ray Winstone, sus Black Widows controladas por la mente y el decepcionante Taskmaster (Kurylenko) que se quedan cortos. El debut de Pugh en el MCU es un aspecto destacado, posicionándola para futuras historias, pero la película adolece de una falta de enfoque en Natasha y un exceso de historia de fondo, exposición y escenarios. La primera mitad de la película es más fuerte que las últimas etapas, con un alcance más amplio en el tercer acto, pero aún carente de elementos de espionaje. Aunque los aspectos positivos de las actuaciones sólidas, las buenas imágenes y las secuencias de acción superan a los negativos, Black Widow termina sintiéndose promedio en comparación con otras producciones de MCU.
Scarlett Johansson finally gets her solo film in Black Widow. Set after Civil War, with the Avengers broken up, Natasha Romanoff (aka Black Widow) teams up with her estranged foster sister when she learns that the Black Widow program has been reconstituted and attempts to find the facility and take it down. Johansson gives a solid performance and is backed by Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Rachel Weisz, and Ray Winstone. Unfortunately, the story isn’t really about Black Widow and little is learned about her. And of course Disney forces in their liberal politics in rather blatant and obtrusive ways. Still, the action-sequences are incredible exciting and features some impressive fight choreography. The special effects are also especially good, and there are some fun bits of humor. It’s a bit disappointing (given its potential), but Black Widow delivers all of the thrills and adventure that has come to be expected from Marvel.
The MCU is just not equipped for this type of story and subject matter
Scarlett …….need I say more??!!! Bath her and bring her to me!!!!
Scarlett and Florence’s Not So Excellent Adventure
Started off good. But went south as it went on. Something was lacking. However, I'm just happy she got her well deserved movie even though it was late. Overall a 7. Hopefully we see more of her sister in future Marvel films.
Didn't like it all that much.
On a different note, I thought that was Rachel Weisz! She looked so much younger though. Wasn't sure it was her.
The usual high-octane Marvel stuff with two impressive leads, but a bit bloated and (particularly towards the end) repetitive. The resolution is unconvincing, too.
Went into this one because my girlfriend really loved Yelena in Hawkeye (with no expectation after that atrocious Captain Marvel venture) and I was actually quite surprised, solid movie all around.
We wait so many years for a good movie, but we got another marvel's formula movie without love.
This was the movie we went for on our first date n i loved it maybe its coz it was with someone i really love
Yelena was the star of the show and will be a central character going forward
I liked it. I've never read this comic though so nothing is ruined for me. I'm also a bit behind in the MCU because I'm including series as well as movies, so it works for me. I wanted to hug Yelena through the whole thing.
Pretty good considering all the bad reviews. But that final taskmaster fight was such a let down.
Yawn boring throughout, predictable, and who cares?
You could see the big reveal a mile away. And the face swap gag is overused and they didn't even bother to establish that as a thing in the movie before using it. You gotta set that shit up first.
Also lol that O-T Fagbenle is in the banner at the top. He's got like less than 5 minutes of screen time and does jack shit in the movie.
Yeah judge me all you want but I'm not embarrassed to admit that this is one of my favourite mcu movies. It's not perfect by all means but it's totally my type of movie. I'm a sucker for the whole family stuff and character interactions this movie offers. And as a fan of Nat's character I'm so happy about all the cool and sweet moments she gets in this (The "thank you for your cooperation" throwback and the scene of her breaking her nose live rent free in my head). Her and Yelena's chemistry is amazing and I just really like Yelena's character. The action is pretty neat (some poor scenes but the good absolutely outweighs the bad). The soundtrack is good and the emotional scenes hit. The ending is bittersweet and all in all it's a good farewell for Natasha (whom will be greatly missed).
Haven't watched iron man 2, I couldn't understand some parts of it. Though I enjoyed it well. It has family emotion, comedy, feminism, action, but the villain character is so weak that even teenage spiderman could easily defeat him.
Okay but too talkative, too much focus on family feelings, not well suited for a superhero movie
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Infinity Saga
Phase One
Iron Man (2008) https://trakt.tv/movies/iron-man-2008
The incredible Hulk (2008) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-incredible-hulk-2008
Iron Man 2 (2010) https://trakt.tv/movies/iron-man-2-2010
Thor (2011) https://trakt.tv/movies/thor-2011
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) https://trakt.tv/movies/captain-america-the-first-avenger-2011
The Avengers (2012) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-avengers-2012
Phase Two
Iron Man 3 (2013) https://trakt.tv/movies/iron-man-3-2013
Thor: The Dark World (2013) https://trakt.tv/movies/thor-the-dark-world-2013
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) https://trakt.tv/movies/captain-america-the-winter-soldier-2014
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) https://trakt.tv/movies/guardians-of-the-galaxy-2014
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) https://trakt.tv/movies/avengers-age-of-ultron-2015
Ant-Man (2015) https://trakt.tv/movies/ant-man-2015
Phase Three
Captain America: Civil War (2016) https://trakt.tv/movies/captain-america-civil-war-2016
Doctor Strange (2016) https://trakt.tv/movies/doctor-strange-2016
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) https://trakt.tv/movies/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) https://trakt.tv/movies/spider-man-homecoming-2017
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) https://trakt.tv/movies/thor-ragnarok-2017
Black Panther (2018) https://trakt.tv/movies/black-panther-2018
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) https://trakt.tv/movies/avengers-infinity-war-2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) https://trakt.tv/movies/ant-man-and-the-wasp-2018
Captain Marvel (2019) https://trakt.tv/movies/captain-marvel-2019
Avengers: Endgame (2019) https://trakt.tv/movies/avengers-endgame-2019
Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) https://trakt.tv/movies/spider-man-far-from-home-2019
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Black Widow (2021) https://trakt.tv/movies/black-widow-2021
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) https://trakt.tv/movies/shang-chi-and-the-legend-of-the-ten-rings-2021
Eternals (2021) https://trakt.tv/movies/eternals-2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) https://trakt.tv/movies/spider-man-no-way-home-2021
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) https://trakt.tv/movies/doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness-2022
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) https://trakt.tv/movies/thor-love-and-thunder-2022
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) https://trakt.tv/movies/black-panther-wakanda-forever-2022
The Marvels (2023) https://trakt.tv/movies/the-marvels-2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ((2023) https://trakt.tv/movies/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3-2023
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) https://trakt.tv/movies/ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania-2023
Fantastic Four https://trakt.tv/movies/fantastic-four
Good farewell movie to post mortem character. As a plot that tells the story of a character, perhaps also containing the greatest depth of the main character MCU movies made so far.
i liked this quite a lot for how it fits into the existing mcu. i think it's difficult to expect a lot of the comic canon to come through when the cinematic universe has always chosen to explore characters differently. plus, if you're a die-hard fan of any of these heroes or villains, you should have firsthand awareness that the story gets changed from artist to artist, writer to writer. the movies aren't going to be any different.
plus alexei makes a very good point about his own character arc (even if he's talking about gaining weight)—he's just been broken out of prison. i really don't think he's about to be even remotely badass.
also, the mcu black widow has had a great deal of vulnerability and attachment disorder built into the character over the phases, so if this not being about her being a heartless spy the entire time is a downer, like... the movie definitely isn't for you?
ANYWAY
florence pugh hands down was my favorite part of the film, with david harbour a close second. i already loved both of them in other work, and it's a solid cast overall, but they really brought it with these two characters.
"this is a much less cool way to die."
10 year's to late
And neither here nor there
But I will say one word
YELENA...wow.. wow
And wow again.
(Total Goddess).
And may I say welcome to The MCU and I absolutely can't wait to see you with the Cool kids
in future movie's.
YELENA is super freaking awesome amazing and for me was the damn highlight of the entire movie and the only person who kept my interest and
entertained me throughout, I am in complete
Awe with her.
I hope one day she to gets her own solo movie's because I would pay good money to see them.
HELLA YEAH.
FLORENCE PUGH'S back must be killing her after carring the hole damn movie. She was an absolute scene steeler and quite right to.
If not for her this movie would have been a complete flop and a messy bore fest,
Thank-you YELENA THE NEW QUEEN
OF THE MCU.
#THENEWBLACKWIDOW
I HAVE A NEW LOVE IN MY LIFE AND IT STARTS WITH "Y" AND ENDS IN TOTALLY FCUKING AWESOME.
YELENA see you in the
D+ HAWKEYE show and in future MCU MOVIE'S
WOW I CAN'T WAIT.
I NEED MORE MUCH MORE
YELENA IN MY LIFE.
(Lots of Love heart's)
7/10
would have been a 4, 5 at best
if not for the new QUEEN OF THE MCU
This film could and should have been enough much better than actually turned out. Scarlett Johanson's worst MCU film, forgettable actors and a plot full of holes like Swiss cheese.
Movie is saved by Florence Pugh who's taking over from Johanson at the right time. The Black Widow character deserved a proper send off, instead she will fade into the background like much of her roles in MCU ensemble movies
The fact that the entire storyline is rather jumbled (would have been more suitable for a series adaptation) is not the issue here - what I found really entertaining was the fact that the character of Dreykov corresponds 1:1 to the Ice King from 'Adventure Time'. Funny!
I expected more from this movie! But it was dissatisfying, don’t really know what to say or think, but I’d rate it as poor
Not what I was expecting. Tbh I was hoping for more...
It had incredible action, awesome CGI, and some fun. Marvel pretty much never fails to deliver in these regards. However, I didn't really like the story. I'm not quite sure why but I'd say it's too messed up, dark, and silly. Obviously Natasha had a very bad past but she still has a lot of heart and love. I was hoping this would shine through more in this movie but I wasn't really feeling any real family vibes :D
Edit: Oh no, that post end credits scene... :o
Girl your anticommunism is showing...
I'm not a big fan of black widow when it comes to avengers, defo near the bottom when it comes to rating the avengers but Scarlett Johan does a good job with the character and pulls of a good show in her solo film along with the rest of the cast but i did feel the film was rushed and some of the effects were close to looking fake than real but other than that i enjoyed the action, the cast and the plot and bloody hell that ending credit that i didn't expect.
Amazing how Rachel Weisz still looks like when she played in the mummy. Other than that the movie could have been better. Maybe it just felt off due to it being released so late in the series and then the after credits were like past end game. Hopefully the Hawkeye series will be better again.
Not the film Scarlett was owed and a very messy second and third act, but she and Pugh are sensational when Winstone falls horribly flat. The Red Room concept deserved much more and could have been delivered much better and far less obviously than the half baked work here - Taskmaster too. Never quite a Bond film, never the origin connection long hinted at, it has to rely mostly on action in the first act (which is brilliant) and some superb performances. Ultimately it’s undermined by knowing Natasha’s fate, even though Yelena is introduced really well indeed.
It's honesty not even as close to being as bad as some people are saying it is. It's an entertaining movie, and IF it had come out sometime around 2017 it'd be much more favored and wouldn't have so much of the backlash it's received. A lot of the negative reviews are coming from people who hadn't had a marvel movie fix since Endgame, and didn't see the point of this story being told. In that respect, I can agree that the timing here is off. I understand prequels and telling stories not in a linear timeline, but that being said this was more of a tribute movie than it was any kind of real progression, and it would've fit much better if put between Civil War and Infinity War being as Natasha is just gone now. Yelena will continue in the story, so it does work as introducing her to us, it's just a failure in timing since everyone saw it coming out of their 2 year endgame hangover.
As a standalone movie, it's not bad at all, and entertaining to watch. If you, say, have never watched a marvel movie before and are just getting into them now, watching this sometime after civil war and skipping the after credits scene would really add to your overall MCU experience. The only real shame is the movie wasn't made sooner.
i belive in Florence Pugh supermecy
11 minutes into this movie and the main characters suddenly revert from flawless English into cartoony Hollywoodized Russian accent and outright subtitled Russian. It's not even close to how actual Russians speak English with their natural accents, it's this literal caricature developed over decades of Russian villains in Holywood movies. I mean, totally, that's how people speak. Totally not a way to do a "clever twist". OH NO! They were Russians all along?! WOW!
The one native Russian speaker in the main cast, Olga Kurylenko, gets no lines? I don’t understand why they couldn’t hire Russian-speaking actors. All these people trying to fake Russian? IT'S EMBARRASSING.
I felt like this movie had the build up work against it. Because of the pandemic, it was delayed so many times that when it finally came out expectations were just too high. It's a good movie. But it's not the best MCU solo movie, it's maybe not worth the almost two years wait. Which is unfair because that's uncontrollable. The characters are good, the action is great, but I will admit it was a bit lacking. Taskmaster was not very well developed for such an interesting villain, and the main villain wasn't as interesting. It gives some background and creates complex relationships but also felt unresolved in some ways. So, yes, I understand the complaints, but I feel like a lot of them were blown out of proportion but two years of built up expectations.
3 Thoughts After Watching ‘Black Widow’:
Compared to other Marvel fare, this was an average outing. Nothing awful, but nothing particularly spectacular. And I think it all comes down to what was essentially a fairly bland story.
I thought David Harbour was somewhat underutilized here. His comic relief was one of the film’s highlights.
There was some solid action and some pretty stellar fight choreography, but it seemed to wane a bit as the movie progressed.
Bonus Thought: Did anyone else get Alias vibes? :pound_symbol:spyfamily
Mid-tier Marvel movie is enjoyable for the most part but suffers from a mid-section where everything slows to a halt. Worth seeing for one ‘last’ appearance from Scarlett as Black Widow, a character that didn’t deserve to ‘die’ in the last Avengers movie.
I watched in 10/09/21.
Kinda cheesy at times. But beat moments when Red Guardian made an ass of himself. Family humor. Kinda. The other Marvel movies were better. Lack of superpowers? Meh.
As is the case with most all Marvel movies, this was well executed, enjoyable, and completely safe. I'm still waiting for a Marvel flick to feel like something "different" than all the other Marvel films. I did like that this strayed a little closer to an espionage feel, but there weren't quite enough interesting twists & turns to feel more than casual toe-dipping into the genre while still being a superhero vehicle. What did stand out was Florence Pugh. She utterly stole every scene she was in and I truly hope we see more of her character in future films. Everyone else was fine and the action set pieces were what you'd expect. It was a bit disjointed how they had to jam in MCU canon to make sure this "fit" instead of just letting it be a standalone offering. All that aside, if you're committed to the MCU, this won't disappoint, but for non-MCU folks, this is...fine.
Now I almost wish no one ever hoped or asked for a Black Widow movie. A huge disappointment that came out too little too late.
loved every moment of the movie, I cried a lot when I saw Natasha as a blondy realizing it's just before infinity war and we won't see our fav black widow again. looking forward to see Yelena in Hawkeye series it's gonna be awesome. what a nice journey with black widow in the MCU movies so sad we lost so many heroes.
More like Black Widow Presents: Florence Pugh’s character.
So, after a long break of Marvel movies, with 2020 having zero Marvel properties, due to the on-going pandemic. I believe the last time we had no Marvel movies was back in 2009, but without the modern plague. It was a nice break from things and smaller movies got more of the spotlight. But now after things have calmed down a bit, Marvel felt confident to finally release ‘Black Widow’, the long waited solo movie that fans wanted since her first appearance in ‘Iron Man 2’, the fan favorite, Natasha Romanoff. Now we finally got it, and the results are...very uneven.
Before I go any further, I would like to say a massive congratulations to ‘Black Widow’ for breaking three “Guinness World Records”:
1.) The first posthumous release for a Marvel character
2.) The first female lead superhero movie ever made, because no other female led movies existed until this movie.
3.) And Asian actor Scarlett Johansson for being the first Asian superhero lead in the MCU, way ahead of the release of ‘Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’.
Hehe
OK, let’s get serious now.
This movie came out way too late. It should’ve been released immediately after ‘Winter Soldier’ or ‘Civil War’, either of the Captain America movies. The long wait for this movie is questionable at best, since we got two Ant-Man movies instead of something that people wanted.
Although, I’ve got to say, the opening credits with the cover song of ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’, originally sung by Kurt Cobain, playing over this chilling imagery of children being trafficked into trained assassins, which sets up a dark tone that I didn’t expect from Marvel, and it immediately got my attention. The opening credits was easily the best part of the movie, but unfortunately the rest of the movie didn’t match that tone, as it got too comical at some points and gradually fell off.
For over 11 years, we were blessed by Scarlett Johansson’s portrayal of the title character and it’s sad we have to say goodbye to her once again. Johansson herself fully commits to the role once again, even though I thought she was the least interesting part of the movie. She honestly felt like a side character than anything else, which sucks because this is supposed to be her movie.
With this movie being a prequel before the events of ‘Infinity War’ and ‘Endgame’, you know Black Widow herself is most likely going to survive the movie, but that doesn’t mean she can’t get hurt, right? Well in this movie for whatever reason she’s completely invincible and barley gets a scratch on her. There’s a handful of moments where she falls from a great distance only to land safely to the ground, which was too unbelievable to not at least suffer a bruise or a cut or any type of injury. She’s not even superhuman or anything. I guess Marvel characters are like cats with nine lives.
One of the comedic reliefs of the movie is David Harbour, who’s entertaining as the Red Guardian. Rachel Weisz is also there and she’s fine. But still, I thought Harbour and Weisz Russian accents were all over the place at certain times. However, it’s nowhere near as bad as Ray Winstone’s, aka the most British man ever, who doesn’t even try at all. And I can’t shake off that Winstone kind of looks like Martin Scorsese (thanks a lot Red Letter Media).
On the other hand, the best character and actor in the entire movie belongs to Florence Pugh, pew pew pew. This shouldn’t be a shocker to anyone if you have been following her recent winning streak. While her Russian accent isn’t what I call great, but it sounded better on her since she already has a deep husky voice that suits the accent better.
Everything on a technical standpoint is always good in these movies, expect for the action scenes which I found to be disappointing, as there was nothing memorable or exciting about any of it.
The final act is where things completely went off the rails and the CGI fight scenes looked bad. The visual effects during the final battle looked like one of those "director's cut" where they never finished the scene for the theatrical release but wanted to include it on the disc for completeness.
Oh, about the shocking reveal of Taskmaster, I really didn’t care. I guess we must wait a few years for the real Taskmaster, like the Mandarin in ‘Iron Man 3’.
Also, I feel like this movie should’ve focused more on Natasha's "family" backstory, because I think that would have been more interesting, but even with the 2-hour runtime, it felt rushed somehow. Marvel has been doing this for years now, but here I found the humor incredibly distracting and took away a lot of the serious scenes that could have had potential of being hard hitting. I just wish they let some of the tension or seriousness be exactly that, instead of throwing in a cheap joke to deflate the weight of the scene.
Marvel Studios seriously needs to shake up the formula a bit, because I’m starting to lose the will to live with these movies. Please, no more “grounded, concrete looking, superhero movies”, cause it’s getting so boring.
I'm sorry for coming across as negative, but the more I write the more negative I become towards the movie, as I can’t hide my disappointment and frustration.
Overall rating: Natasha deserves better.
One cliche after another. This movie was so bad.
well, avengers are locked up and we now have the black widow movie to continue the character.
what can i say, well not much really. its tries hard to inject some tony stark comedy but does't really work.
oh dear, the special effects are great inplaces, and appauling in others (the drop scene).
story well its got one but really its a family movie, quite literally.
anyhoo watch for 2 hours, then add it to your list of watched marvel flicks.
it started with a promising premise, with a strong enough storyline to make us curious. then at some point, it became fast and furious mcu edition, with rushed emotional development and weird action sequences
I watched 2 hours of 2 chicks running to find the plot. There was no plot. It was some fat cat telling the public how they really use girls in Hollywood, except they don't become super heroes in real life, they become milk cartons.
Well if you are a DC fan and action fan this is for you. Some funny scenes and action packed. Not a bad watch.
Great beginning, with lots of action scenes. Seems really promising, but the middle it slowed down and became kinda boring, not only because it lacked action, but because the story and the chemistry between the actors and the development of the family as a whole is not strong enough, it doesn't catch your feelings, you don't really connect to the characters. And the final was okay, with more action scenes, but nothing beyond expected of the genre.
Another fairly entertaining, yet mostly disposable half-assed Marvel film. Perhaps it could have been a hit if it was released a decade ago, but these formulaic superhero flicks are definitely starting to grow outmoded.
The usual Marvel template gets updated with a bunch of spy thriller stereotypes in the veins of "Mission: Impossible", together with a beating heart for family affairs that made me inevitably think of "The Incredibles" or even "Spy Kids". The ensemble cast has good chemistry, and, despite the emotional moments falling terribly flat and the gags feeling like they were written in the 90s, watching the characters interact was more than pleasant. The Russian accents coming and going for no apparent reason bothered me at first, but after hearing Ray Winstone's, I just stopped caring about it altogether.
Needless to say, the action scenes are always fun to watch. I just wish they would stop relying on confusing fast cuts and distracting CGI flourishes, though. I was actually surprised to read so many names in the special effects department as some of the chroma key shots were absolutely atrocious (the one with Yelena getting blasted away by an explosion deserves special mention). Still, the most distracting thing of the whole movie was Natasha's smart solution to resist the villain's pheromones, possibly the most WTF moment since the infamous "rubber lips" in "Batman & Robin".
I’m no fan of superhero movies or tv series, specially Marvel ones. I usually find them extremely boring and dull.
So you may ask me why did I watch Black Widow? Because of Scarlet, if she wasn’t there I wouldn’t have given the movie a chance.
But to my surprise, and I don’t care if the movie is coherent with the character within Marvel universe, it turned out to be a pretty good action movie. I’m a pragmatic and thus I believe that a movie shouldn’t be trapped by dogma emanating from hardcore fans of a comic or novel. It needs to be first and foremost entertaining and If to achieve that it has to take any licenses from the paperback story, it should without a doubt.
A fine action movie, entertaining and well made. If you fancy action packed movies with a storyline, this one is for you.
Like all Marvel it’s fine and easy to watch. Just didn’t blow me away 6/10
Pros are:
David harbour and Florence Pugh carry the film adding much needed excitement and comedy to what I think is quite a dull character
Some of the set pieces are quite cool
Taskmaster is an interesting villain but has limited screen time
Added a bit more back story to one of the least fleshed out characters in Marvel
Cons:
Taskmaster screen time very limited and the backstory a bit strange which means it’s hard to care too much
I felt like there was room for more story as children but they literally just imply the rest with opening credits
Suffers from Marvels tendency to assume the audience knows the wider story and exactly what point in that story it is. This is set several movies ago so is confusing even if you have seen more recent ones.
Post credits scene getting a bit ridiculous referencing a minor character from the falcon and winter soldier show.
Black widow to me is quite flawed in Marvel, they have no super powers so they need something to endear them to the audience. Throughout MCU, the performance and script for Black Widow is relatively flat.
It was okay, but I was hoping for a lot more. The story was decent, but it definitely lacked some of the characteristics of other recent Marvel movies. My biggest disappointment is that for a supposedly amazing spy, there was no spying. This could have been a great story movie. Do some amazing spy stuff that you can't do in a superhero movie, but works great with mere mortals. There was nothing even remotely spy worthy. This is just a random generic action movie.
I think this movie is underwhelming and unnecessary. Should have been released soon after Civil War. I guess it will have some connection with the upcoming Hawkeye show. This wasn't the Black Widow we have watched over the years. Sorry not sorry but this goes straight to the bottom of the MCU pile.
Boring, predictable film. Turned off.
Yelena is beyond awesome here. It's probably not a good sign when you immediately like the newbie sister of the established lead character more than you've ever liked the lead character herself. Beyond that, this one is ridiculously light on plot (even for a Marvel movie), but makes up for a lot of it with terrific humor. On the other hand, Alexei is the only one of the main characters here who's more than just a normal human being, right? Because if that's true, then both sisters should've been dead from their injuries within about the first half-hour of the start of this one...
The movie that show us how Disney and Marvel see the world, feminism on all. A lame story and characters full of politics agenda. The last good movie of marvel was Endgame, this movie is far from be a movie just a spot to tell you how a bad script is done.
It's okay but could've been much better if they actually did something more character focused instead of EXPLOSIONS
5,5/10
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Probably the best Marvel movie I’ve seen in years……. Way more enjoyable to me than the avengers movies or iron man 2-3. Guardians of the galaxy is still the best marvel franchise if you ask me though. If I never have to see another iron man movie, I’ll praise Jesus or allah lol.
DC forever greater than Marvel
My least fav DC film is still far better than my most fav Marvel film! Superman rules! Better production quality and CGI by far with DC. Lately Marvel is just massed produced shit.
nah... i wont watch it again.. it was boring for me. also did they trying to copy deadpool with the Super hero landing comments?
LMFAO PHEREMONES?????? PHEREMONES??????
In all seriousness, this movie was pretty good. unexpectedly funny and emotional even if they are kind of retconning nat's past. Florence Pugh was the best part of this movie.
When we first saw Black Widow on an Avengers movie she was awesome, kick-ass and deserved a movie on her own. Well this was way too late. This should have happen years ago. Now she looked tired, old and way less cool. She didn't deserve such mediocre film. The story is a "Nikita" theme, way too predictable and with a few laughs here and there.
Too late for her.
What a stupid fucking movie why would you even bother when half the characters are gone and are going to be replaced. To make a movie about one of the weakest characters Is The move of a money grubbing piece of shit studio
Scarlett Johansson, Gail Gadot, Brie Larson etc... I don't understand why Hollywood keeps giving these types of women the main lead in movies, when they are mediocre actors at best. Being eye candy isn't enough to make these movies tolerable.
As for black widow, the Russian accents were awful, taskmaster has a male body until it removes the helmet. :rofl:. And I can't stand the girl from midsommar, (Every time she appeared on screen it reminded me of her crying scenes from that movie. She must've cried like 80% of that film, she was so annoying). But this is definitely one of the worst movies in the mcu, hands down. 4/10
"The world functions on a higher level when it is controlled."
The good: I loved Yelena (Florence Pugh) and Alexei (David Harbour) in this and they made a somewhat serious story more enjoyable.
The bad: Scarlett was good in this, but can't help but think this movie could've come out before Infinity War.
"It Was Real To Me Too"
I enjoyed this movie, easy to watch with lots of action.
Pugh was the star.
Didn't understand the last scene after the credits. is Black Widow dead?
Full disclosure - I am not a fan of the genre so I am looking at the movie in a different context than those that love comic book movies. The development of the main character is a little bit odd, especially when you look at her across the Marvel movies. It almost feels like they were trying to change what had been done in the past. The movie is easily at its best when Florence Pugh is on screen.
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The first Marvel movie I've ever seen, based on quite enjoying a few episodes of WandaVision and having a free ticket to the cinema.
Action sequences were what I looked forward to on the big screen and they were as ridiculous but enjoyable as I hoped.
The less said about the story, the better.
I recently watched this film in the movie theater, and I found it a pleasant viewing experience. It certainly wasn't a masterpiece that transcended the boundaries of filmmaking, but it was undoubtedly an enjoyable action film, coupled with some sentimental undertones, and helped to end a beloved character's journey, while also hinting at a sequel in the upcoming future. In general, I do understand the criticisms for this film, which have some merit, but the film has an abundant amount of positive qualities that outshine these criticisms. Of course, the acting, chemistry, and overall atmosphere produced by the cast were splendid. Furthermore, I loved the action, cinematography, and while there were certainly some questionable CGI scenes, the film overall looked beautiful. I will concede that the writing could have been stronger, but the resolution was just enough, which is why I gave this film an 8. It was a fun viewing!
They did Natasha so wrong with this movie. Black Widow is my favourite from the mcu and therefore I was super excited to watch a backstory and a full solo movie of her. However, it felt so meh. The plot is generic and easily predictable, the characters had no depth whatsoever, even though there was an attempt, and the villain was not even a villain? He was dead in 10 minutes? His plan was dumb? It was all too easy, especially for someone with the skills on Natasha Romanoff. She's supposed to be a badass trained killer with a difficult childhood and trauma, yet somehow they turned her into a generic spy comedy film that my mom watches after 10pm on Saturdays. No, just no. Such a shame and a waste. And to think I cried my eyes out when the character got sacrificed (or made a great exit anyway), only to be brought back like this.
Edit: would've much better preferred to see what happened in Budapest with Clint or at least show us her training and how much she went through during her time in the Red Room, that would at least have been interesting, all that exposition was unnecessary.
Like always in a super hero marvel movie : the baddies are just badly acted/written + this movie really seams to be very predictable.
All in all a solid effort and maybe even warranted a mini series like Loki/Wanda Vision
I was not interested in this movie at all since announcement, but because pandemic and limited free time activities I decided to watch it... And I cannot say how surprised I was! This movie was one of the best MCU movies released. Very entertaining plot and so much action combined with funny lines, even better than in GotG. And into sequence with that choice of music was perfect.
Yelena singlehandedly stolen the show. Perfect.
Seriously. How stupid do they think viewers are?!
I understand that superhero movies need to have outside of the box content, be daring, and impulsive. But my red line is as soon as your intelligence is insulted.
So the Red Room that no one was able to find for so many years, was just a few thousands of feet in the air??!!!
Are you saying that this floating monstrosity was never seen, detected, by naked eyes, satellite, planes, etc. And was just hiding behind some clouds ?!!
Hollywood movies are becoming more stupid by the day, and that's only because their American viewers are receptive to it.
It was an ok movie. For me, this was a watch once, and never look back. The action was well done but I feel like something was missing. This was the way I actually felt about the entire movie. Something was just missing. Taskmaster was a letdown. Where was the spy aspect of the movie? I actually prefer Captain Marvel over this one.
crap movie. a couple of good explosions and that's it.
Was very meh to me. Good starting scene, but too many emotional scenes in the first part of the movie for characters we dont give a shit about. Only enjoyed more the late part of the movie.
all these hearts are for florence and florence only. i’m sorry but she carried. honorable mention to that nerve severing scene tho. idk i kinda just dug that alot.
this movie was so enjoyable! florence pugh made her :frowning2: face so it's obviously incredible. as someone who hasn't read the comics, and doesn't plan to, I liked the taskmaster reveal.
the post credit scene!! i don't really like val so far she's irritating me but I hope yelena destroys clint. it should have been him.
one last thing I just think it's funny how I've seen people complain about how there's so few male characters in this movie, but don't say anything about iron man which has 2 female characters if i recall correctly
The movie was kinda "meh" It started good but ended up in a kinda mess no explanation what happen. Don't expect much
Why does Scarlett Johannsen seem like a guest in her own movie? Her sister steals every scene she is in. It's okay but no Winter Soldier.
piece of shit, yeah, exactly (
That was a pretty good first half of a movie….
Wasn't unmissable but a great film to kick off the next Marvel stage.
This movie was weird. It's by far the least MCU movie out of the bunch. It tries to both encompass the MCU style while trying to copy Jason Bourne or Mission Impossible's style but without any kind of actual spy work. I like Natasha. I like Scarlett Johansson. And a movie about Black Widow is something that I've always wanted. And I still stand by the fact that this movie should've come out instead of the Captain Marvel one. This movie has problems, but it's nowhere near as bad as that one. Its introduction is rushed. It has little to no breathing room and establishes everything in a blink. Plus, that credits montage was weird. From there on, the movie is rather smooth. I liked the dynamic of the family a lot, especially between Natasha and Yelena. Actually, I liked pretty much everything up until the beginning of the 3rd act. Easily the weakest part of the movie. Both writing (the jokes sucked) and special effects wise.
Red Guardian was also cool, although it's a shame that he never actually did anything worthwhile in the movie.
This one gets a very light 6 out of 10 5 out of 10 from me.
EDIT: The more I think about the movie, the more I realize how much of a wasted opportunity it actually was. It could've legitimately been the best Marvel movie.
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Why nobody mentioned her blue hair when she was a kid gorgeous!!