Explains the past for the black widow good on a large cinema screen.
this film is not only have action screens but goes into depth about her past.
I did really enjoy it despite it being cringey and awkward at some points. The action scenes were terrible, it doesn't have the quality of some of the other Marvel movies.
Giving it a high score for that credit scene, it was so fu**ing emotional!
I cannot give any stars to this movie to be honest. 6 is too little and 7 too much. At least, I can say, that it wasn't as bad as second Wonder Woman movie.
The "father" - Idk how the hell he has lived so many years. Most of his "friends" should kill him after listening to him for a while. The gap between his character at the beginning (even after he was done with his cover in Cuba) and when we see him next is, in my opinion, unexplainable. I was so done.
The "mother" was turning so quickly in every scene she was that after the film I could say anything about her. They could remove her from the movie and I wouldn't really know.
It could be easily the movie about the sisters, they have the strenght in their acting and chemistry to lead the movie entirely by themselves which would give us some time for the "villain" (who isn't really a villain, more like just a bad guy that has luck to not die easily) to make an impression. I didn't even remembered his name that's how I didn't feel anything from him. And it's entirely on the creators, not the actor who had to work with what he had which was nothing.
Also the final battle.... jumping from one falling part of the building to another was so laughable... We've seen thin in Captain America Winter soldier and it was similar to Dr Strange, but they are humans with some powers so it was somehow explainable. I was surprised they did sth like that with a human falling from such height, bumping into so many things, glass windows, while already been through so much biting. Because of this, I wasn't even surprised that after all of this Natasha was standing straight, without so much as limping.
I knew this movie, with its placement in the Marvel timeline, was unnecessary. I just sooo wanted to have Black Widow movie and know her roots.... It didn't get anything I wanted. even as a farewell gift for killing her. It's just... sad.
uhm.. stale, kinda boring, the russian caricatures made me puke in my mouth a little every time. yelena and nat are everything and carried the whole thing. also why were the special effects and the general set design looking like they were straight out of a CW DCU tv show i dont get it
this movie was great and I am really happy with the ending!
Thoroughly underwhelming.
This movie takes "Plot Armor" to another level.... To the point where there is absolutely 0 suspense.
The movie also has no identity to it. It has loose narrative themes and stuff but its inconsistent in its messaging & what it's trying to say.
Some of the visuals were cool, and some looked like they straight up got an intern to do it...
Definitely a movie deserving of the "Straight to streaming" treatment.
theres so much emotion in this phase that i cant even handle it just pain
They don't even mention her becoming a widow because black panther died, no will reading, nothing*
It's mostly ok. First half is a decent action movie, Finally get to see her do more than the neck scissors move.
But it becomes 'die another day', near the end. (Which is alluded to by showing a Bond clip in the middle)
Her dad is an annoying Muppet almost the entire time.
Monologuing instead of murdering!
Easy kills just not done.
the face/off body shape issue can not be ignored. you would know that figure in the darkest of rooms.
Winston's shitty accent.
Solid movie but just cant get over taskmasters reveal....what a total waste :(
It's better than Captain Marvel I guess.
This is not the greatest Marvel movie, but it certainly is entertaining and BIG. It gives a glimpse into Natasha's background. The big ending action sequence is quite phenomenal, even if completely impossible.
In my opinion, Florence Pugh kind of stole the show. Her dry, wry delivery of her character's lines were quite funny.
Other than that what else is there to say - it's a big Marvel action movie.
How I rate:
1-3 :heart: = seriously! don't waste your time
4-6 :heart: = you may or may not enjoy this
7-8 :heart: = I expect you will like this too
9-10 :heart: = movies and TV shows I really love!
Had such a high hope for this one and while Scarlett and Florence deliver the story, directing and editing does not. This is sadly at the very bottom on my list of Marvel movies.
I was dissapointed, crummy MARVEL movie.
Didn't expect to much, and meet the expectations. nwo trash.
Normally, I'd have a whole much of stuff to say... but this time, I just can't. The whole tone of the movie, especially after seeing the recent string of miniseries, felt kind of underwhelming. The plot had potential though. The plot wasn't the issue. Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh's chemistry fit pretty well together. I feel like other people didn't care for David Harbour, but I get what they were going for and I think they did reasonably well but definitely could have been better. I can't even blame him. The whole movie felt more like a Bourne film than a Marvel film.
The VFX were pretty bad.. like CW DC show bad. If you have even an amateur level of 3D rendering experience, you'll be able to spot every little thing that is CG. Every car, vehicle, or backdrop that isn't actually there stands out like a sore thumb. Incorrect lighting, overly reflective, just.. amateur AF..
On to the spoilery stuff...
First and foremost... I don't know who did it.. I don't know who approved it.. but this movie has committed an atrocity almost as egregious as Fox screwing up Deadpool in X-men Origins or Sony with Venom in the third Spiderman movie. They completely ruined what I assume was supposed to be Taskmaster. I don't even mind that they made Taskmaster a woman. If that was all they did, it'd have been perfectly fine, but they turned the character into a gimmick that got thrown aside and left to the unknown by the end instead of the badass higher level villain they could/should have been. Sure, they said they were taking her with them but.. that didn't get explained either.
I feel like they fell short on establishing a timeline. The movie starts out in the past, in.. 1995 I believe? and things jump forward and it took me a hot minute to figure out why the hell she was running.. Maybe I missed some text saying that it was post Civil War/pre Endgame. If I did, then that's my own fault but it honestly would have only been because I had such a difficult time focusing on the movie.
The entire movie feels more like an afterthought than an origin story. Loose ends galore. This movie was delay but still somehow felt rushed.
You want my honest opinion ?
- A boring, uninteresting story taken right out of a Bond movie. Shoehorned in between events we've already seen.
- Humor that isn't the least bit funny.
- About 45 minutes too long. All the family reunion stuff did absolutely nothing for me.
- Generic action scenes with at times below average looking CGI
- Zero emotional investement
- Hilarious Russian accents
Conclusion: dissapointing
Yelena was more interesting than Natasha. she fuego.
What a disappointment after them having so much time to bring this out. Graphics were not polished (watched in 4k HDR dolby vision so not the TV), story had many slow and boring parts. Taskmaster is not a brainwashed girl, read the comic MCU people!
This was also really dark/evil compared to most of the MCU, it really shouldn't be seen by young kids, especially the abduction of little girls parts.
Weakest Marvel movie I’ve watched so far....unfortunately...
RESPECTFULLY, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT FLORENCE PUGH PLEASE STEP ON MY NECK. Please. Please? My girl carried this movie and I'm so sorry her back must be HURTING.
Okay let me try and write a review instead of an essay on why I love Florence Pugh. Ahem. This movie was so much fun!! The plot is predictable, but the action is entertaining enough that I didn't really mind. I thought the villain was kind of weak, there are some unrealistic plot jumps, and I really don't know why Marvel has a thing for not-that-good Russian accents, but I think I was too excited to see a Marvel movie in theaters to really care. I feel like the MCU really doesn't touch on Natasha's backstory, and therefore this film had to draw a lot from comics. I think this is a con for a comic fan and a movie-only fan regardless because for comic fans you can clearly see how much is missing and skimmed over (I really mean it when I say the villain is weakly developed), and for a movie fan, you're having to fill in gaps on your own knowledge (read: I was filling in what I knew from fanfiction HAHAHA). BUT!! I had a lot of fun, and it's a joy to see all these actors together on screen. I didn't think I would vibe with David Harbour in this role, but I liked him a lot. The music is gorgeous, the sets are gorgeous, the actors are gorgeous. I would watch it again in theaters. It's still a better movie than Age of Ultron. AND you get to watch Florence Pugh for like two hours. She cancels out any flaws. You can fight me on that!
First time back in the theater since the Sonic Movie. Pretty entertaining, I really needed a break from the MCU after 2019, so I was glad to finally be back in the theater watching an MCU movie. Would recommend, but not for $30 on D+, this is a theater experience.
I wasn't as hyped for this as I was for other MCU-movies, but it turned out to be an extremely entertaining movie. It's not the best MCU-movie by a long shot, but the character of Black Widow deserved this sendoff imho. Unfortunately, they didn't nail everything...
During the start of the movie, I thought this was a good example of how you make a female led action movie without cringy and on the nose feminist bs (like the Supergirl series), and I liked that a lot. Then the predictable reveal that Taskmaster was Dreykov's daughter hit hard and all that goodwill went straight out the window. It felt suuuuuper forced and added nothing. Natasha and Yelena were awesome at the start, but after that reveal it felt forced and cringy again. It was another example of: let's cram as much women as possible in this movie, because we have to nowadays. It's so disappointing and completely unnecessary. What's wrong with female heroes beating up a male bad guy?
Speaking of the bad guy, they could've done much more with Taskmaster. It was great to see Bucky's knife flip (I screamed a little when I saw it), but the character deserved more screen time. Regardless of his/her gender. ;)
All in all: great ending to Natasha's arc and if Yelena takes over her mantel in the MCU for the next decade, I'm on board with that. She's great too.
"Such a poser."</b
Every time I will be watching another Marvel film with Natasha Romanoff I can not think of her other than a poser. Thanks Yelena!
Anyway, Florence Pugh rocked this one. Hopefully she will be heard of again soon in the MCU! I enjoyed what they were going for and loved all of the banter. Scarlett Johansson again did a great job as Natasha and I'm said this will be our last showing of her but her story-line is complete and Florence Pugh showed us she's more than capable to take over the Black Widow mantel. The action was solid and I liked the car/motor-chase. Cate Shortland really did a solid job because for the entire runtime I was never bored for a second.
But! I do not like what they did with Taskmaster. There was so much for to get out of this. Which for me, took the movie down a notch. It's not that I hated it but it didn't feel right. And before I forgot damn, what did they try to do with that Nirvana cover? DAAAAMN.
Anyway, if you are into the Marvel Cinematic Universe you will not be bored. Really interested how they'll build up Phase 4.
Overall awesome movie, welcome back marvel lol
Florence absolutely killed it! Was def the highlight for me. Her making fun of the hero landing was comedy gold. Also the taskmaster suit was stunning. That fucking helmet, excited to see what they do with her. The gender flip was a nice touch I thought Antonia lol.
one thing that annoyed me was how did Natasha get away from Ross in that last scene?
That after credit scene had a lot to take in. Yelena a thunder bolt, now hunting Clint? Okay. Also JLD is fucking perfect. Although her scenes are short, she nails it everytime. It was nice to give Natasha a proper send off.
Just watched, still sitting in the theater waiting for post credit scene, lol. Pretty solid movie, nice to have a standalone black widow movie. And we finally found out what happened in Budapest :rofl:
Few points of criticism.
There has been many movies made based on this plot. when have seen very strong villian in super hero movies dreykov kinda doesn't fill the shoes. Not a single element of surprise was there which puts you in Aww.
Real life has set backs, to which people connects more there weren't single setbacks which would have influenced movie otherwise.
pretty solid action movie
really enjoyed Red guardian along with the rest of the family they all added something equally entertaining to the movie
taskmaster was a really fun villain
the lack of having the character speak though was a little bit missed opportunity
I was really hoping the movie would dive more into the Red room and how the widows are groomed
A Black Widow movie is long overdue however it should've came out before she got killed off. I was expecting some spy espionage stuff, sadly it ended up being a generic action movie. That does not mean it was bad but I feel like it could have been better, especially when it came to the pacing and story. Some of the jokes didn't feel forced and the fighting scenes were top notch which is always a plus. Florence Pugh nailed her role as Yelena, definitely a highlight and I am looking forward to seeing more of her. The taskmaster reveal was a flop, marvel kept the identity under wraps to the point that when you look up the movie there is nothing about them just for it to be that?? Also, please tell me why the big bad was hyped up throughout the movie as this villain that no one can take down or find and then turned out to be a disappointment, LIKE I AM SO TIRED OF ONE-DIMENSIONAL VILLAINS. I said it before and I will say it again, it should've been Clint that died in Vormir and not Nat
Story = 7
Cinematography = 8
Soundtrack = 8
Production Design = 7
Acting = 7
Overall score = 7.5/10
Yelena and Red guarding were funny. Natasha was kinda boring and uninteresting. . Decent action scenes. Rest of the movie was average.. 6.5/10
Thank you marvel and Scarlett & Florence For a great action movie.
It was OK. A little bit of the Bourne Identity. A little of The Winter Soldier... The first act was confusing unless you watched the previous MCU movies recently. The least re-watchable after Captain Marvel and The Incredible Hulk.
The first scene takes place in 1993 and has Natasha as a little girl living in the mid west, Ohio. Her character has multi color hair which would be unusual for a girl of that age today, let alone one in the mid west during that time period, especially one who was supposed to be undercover and thus should not be drawing attention to herself.
Kinda boring, uneven and he zero story. It’s leads make it worth the watch
I looked forward to this not because I've been blown away by the recent Marvel films - by the time Endgame arrived, I was past humouring the franchise if I'm honest - but because Scarlett Johansson deserved a standalone film before her time was up.
The worst Marvel film so far for me was Captain Marvel. Just tedious, inconsequential, Marvel-by-the-numbers. This is now 2nd on their list of piss poor films.
The opening 20 minutes were really good. Setting a scene that could have rivalled Winter Soldier - for me, the best of the franchise so far. But once the sisterly reunion was over, it went downhill fast. I think it was the cumulative effect of so many ropey accents. Even cockney geezer Ray Winstone shouldn't be given a role if he refuses to do voice lessons... Quite unforgivable.
I liked Olga Kurylenko, as always. I disliked that her stunt double was clearly a man for the first 2/3 of the film. How is that meant to be ratified by the viewer?
I thought the constant humour was an effort to be Thor Ragnorok-like because, you know, "all Australians are funny"... but that didn't work. And jokes about involuntary hysterectomies don't fall right 99 times out of 100, I'm guessing.
The plot was staid. The action generic. The script fine, I suppose, had it not been for those dreadful accents throughout. And the confinement of the time line needing to fit in with the rest of the franchise meant it was always going to end at a point we all knew it needed to. So the ending really was a damp squib.
5/10
PS. One thing that irked me a little was the unnecessary complaint by SJ during press for the film about feeling sexualised (though I don't recall where in the myriad plots) . Clearly the director and her had an agreement to do tracking shots of her arse several times during this film. If that's not hypocrisy, I don't know what is. For a film this average, I won't be holding a grudge though as I won't remember a single thing about this movie tomorrow.
I only knew taskmaster from marvel vs capcom 3, and from marvel future fight, maybe lego too
and expected more from him in the movie
it was almost a james bond movie
MCU Phase 4. Fan service. The way is to draw irrelevant stories with big budget and Hollywood stars. It's curious that "The Falcon and the Winter soldier" has more comical spark and better action sequences. Johansson and Pugh are brilliant on their own but there is little chemistry together. Ray Winston's character... well. There is spectacle and entertainment. Can we ask for more? Should we ask for more?
my biggest flex is that I have the same birthday as Scarlet Johansson
also! Florence Pugh.
Actual Rating 8.5*
I'm not usually that into Marvel movies but I think that is all about to change. This mixed comedy with action and Scarlett Johansson showed once again that she was the perfect pick to play the character. Not being. a huge Marvel fan I wasn't aware of the origins of Black Widow but this movie did a great job of showcasing how she started out. There were parts that I feel could of been condensed and I wasn't confident for the first 10 or so minutes of the film but once the action kicked in I was hooked.
Am I the only one who is sad we didn't get a flashback to Budapesh with Hawkeye? Really a missed opportunity Marvel!! Also thought it would be more of an origin story than what it actually turned to be. The action was nice and everything but still I'm disappointed
Started out alright, a bit different from usual Marvel movies. Continued to be alright, though definitely had its issues, but then the third act turned into a generic, uninspiring superhero movie. I liked Florence Pugh as Yelena, and I think she'll be good in the MCU going forwards. I was never particularly a fan of the Black Widow character, and I always felt that she was a bit out of place in the main Avengers line-up (same with Hawkeye). I'll feel the same if Yelena is put into that role, but at least she seems to have a bit more charm/sass to her that I think I'd rather have. I had mixed feelings about David Harbour's character. On one hand, I quite liked him, and I found him amusing. But I was annoyed that he was only ever used as comic relief and never really got a moment to shine. A lot of the action in this movie feels quite silly, and the main characters have really ridiculous plot armour, surviving horrible car wreck after car wreck. It makes sense when someone like Captain America survives these situations, but when a regular woman with literally zero super powers or physical enhancements survives, it's downright annoying. It's a superhero movie, I get it, it's not supposed to be over the top realistic. But this was just too much.
Overall, the movie wasn't a bad way to spend two hours. It was alright, and it's nice to see the Black Window character get her own movie as a sendoff. Just don't expect anything more than a generic action flick.
I thought there will be more scenes in Budapest. They were here for a long time.
So good! Wasn't the vibe I was expecting at all, but I was pleasantly surprised. Definitely thought we were at least going to see more of the Red Room, though, so that was a bit disappointing. Still, entertaining overall, and hopefully we'll see the Red Room in future installments.
Such a shame that this had to come out only after her character's death in Endgame, but I think a good BW future is still a big possibility either in Yelena taking on the mantle eventually, or Nat being brought back once the multiverse gets effed up.
Also, that post-credits scene! I wonder how weird that appearance would have felt if the viewer hadn't seen TFATWS yet (or, if as originally planned, this movie came out before that). Also just realized that she's being very Nick Fury-esque now, assembling an Evil Avengers crew lol.
Great movie, well written, actions scenes, stunts and cast. Only downside and I hate this with modern movies is the gender swap for Task Master! There was no need for it. Doing this also takes away his back story and other well known stories with his rivalries. Other than that I hope they write a sequel.
Reminds me of a G.I. Joe movie and I don't say that complimentary. Pugh was amazing and she stole the show and I am now a fan of hers so that was one good thing but this movie was boring and not grounded at all and I know that sounds silly talking about a Marvel movie but this is Black Widow. Why did they treat Taskmaster like Deadpool in Wolverine? What a travesty and waste of a character. Not for me at all and that is fine. If people like it then good and they shouldn't be offended I don't. I'll never watch it again and that is okay.
Best family movie of 2021.
Taskmaster was absolutely wasted. Pity.
If you have Natasha you don't need Captain America, she is the super soldier without super soldier serum, if she could do everything she does because she did not do it in infinity war or endgame, it does not make sense but the film entertains, I love Scarlett Johansson
Shallow characters, empty, boring and cliche storyline - apart from being a Marvel movie, nothing is really great about this one.
And we didn't even get to know what really happened in Budapest - but at least as a hungarian, I'm glad they cleared how we say Budapest. :laughing:
Well, I would say a typical fine Marvel action with lots of CGI and rush all around but I am a little bit annoyed to see all of the lead characters being women expect David Harbour. And ah, we saw sometimes the villian Ray Winstone. Ok, this is a plot about women but I would love to see some other people.
Probably it is no spoiler for most of the people but sad to see Natasha dead and Scarlett leaving the universe. Maybe it is not true at all. Who knows?
Anyway. Just watch it, enjoy it and move along. Nothing more...
It’s an average marvel movie but it’s really really REALLY late
Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow are the true greatest Avenger.
Seriously, everything that women has done for the Avengers.
And everything she has been through.
Not mention her bad ass skills.
I can't believe it took this long for her to get her own movie.
I loved this movie, this movie was awesome.
But most important of all, you are awesome.
Didn't know what to expect and didn't have any great expectations but, overall, a good yarn. The two leads play well together, there is lot's of action and it kept me entertained. It has tones of Treadstone/Jason Bourne but it fits nicely into place in the MCU timeline. Grab the popcorn and enjoy.
I very much enjoyed this movie. Surpassed my expectations.
Enjoyed the escaping the Red room fight scene and Yelena's attempt at Natasha's superhero pose :grin:
It's an origin movie for Black widow fans, so if you're not one understand that is possibly a boring one.
I've said on many occasions I had zero interest in a Black Widow movie. In the first place she makes much more sense as a interstitial character gluing the MCU together. In the second place her story is over. What is the point of this?
I've also said that I've been wrong in so many occasions I'd be delighted to be wrong again here. For the most part I was. This is a movie that should have been made ages ago and it's a solid MCU film as good as any of the others. It does better than a lot of them in some ways. It doesn't throw in unnecessary love interests, it doesn't end in a giant CGI battle against anything much less a CGI bigger better version of herself.
Taskmaster is an interesting villain. They've flipped his character a lot which is kind of a shame because I think the mercenary that trains henchmen would fit rather nicely in the MCU and this movie in particular..
The final sequence involves a falling airship but having rewatched it I'm still unclear why the entire airship was exploding. The area was only losing a single engine, even our smart character acknowledged it was functionally a controlled descent. I can believe you can take down an airship. I can't buy the whole thing collapses with a SINGLE engine blowing up. Commercial airplanes won't self destruct with a single engine failure.
Eh... Skip this one nor a true Marvel
2 years of delay and this is what we get? Don't get me wrong I love how family oriented this film is and subtle hysterical and a non stop adrenaline action,but I just don't see Scarlett act that well in some emotional scene even Rachel felt so bland, Florence and David Harbour carried this film, make me change my mind. There are some bad CGI scenes too. :skull:
The whole movie I was convinced that they hired some unknown Russian actress to play Elena, right until I saw the credits. And so Florence Pugh is freaking amazing in this. Didn't expect that level of authenticity even in small gestures, she truly felt Russian. If she acting this way in her normal life too than give casting director a raise
Chemistry between sisters worked perfectly. I wish whole movie was centered only around them and close combat bad guys.
Overall style of the movie was uneven. It started with over the top action scene and ended with one. And those were the weakest parts of the film. The rest felt surprisingly grounded, even through none of the action scenes were. But they didn't break suspension of disbelief for some reason unlike the grand finale. Close combat scenes outshined any explosions around them anyway.
Russia as a backdrop was utilised as ridiculously and shallow as was expected. Don't know about the accents through. Would have to wait to watch english version for that. But hey there were no bears or balaika only Gulag. They even ate Olivier salad instead of Borscht. Small victories)
It's hard not to compare it to Winter Soldier. Both based on genre that I personally hate. Both movies had twists that were obvious. Both had ridiculous scenes in them (Zola and security design respectfully). Both pretty much hinted at countries real practices and policies as "main villains", but put the blame on a single individual and sadly didn't go anywhere with the critique of the whole system. And both movies I enjoyed despite their flaws thanks to characters and their interactions between each other, comedic one included.
Definitely a long overdue standalone movie, and a lot of fun!
Worth watching if you enjoy femme fatales and/or crave the much needed backstory of Black Widow. Although I wish this had come out during the timeline of the original Marvel movies, it was great to finally see this movie happen.
Alexei: “We’re family. We fight with you!”
Is this an amazing action movie with Scarlett? Yep, just like any other movie where Black Widow appears
Is Florence Pug great? Yes!!! A great match and happy to see they plan to explore more
Will see a lot of Natasha origins? Very little! You will have a seen a lot more on other avengers movies
Will you see more about her previous relationship with Hawkeye? No!
For me, it’s a great action movie place in a moment in time that now, has no interest for me.
It’s the standalone movie Marvel promised Scarlet when they were doing Civil
War but only delivered in 2021
Every movie has flaws, do those who don't like this one will be sure to hi-light them. I enjoyed it. Was nice to see some character building of her character.
David Harbour. The post credits scene.
There’s some fun in between the family drama and the family comedy stuff. David Harbour (Stranger Things) does steal the show despite the film not going for that. Florence Pugh also is a scene stealer from Scarlett Johansson.
Though Pugh and Johansson don’t get much to always do. Other than talk about daddy issues or how crappy their childhoods were.
While Taskmaster is wasted and should have been a main villain in a Captain America film or even on Falcon and Winter Soldier. They just shouldn’t have used that name at all in this movie.
This film was supposed to set the return of the Marvel universe last year. It was delayed due to Covid. Shows like Wandavision, Falcon and the Winter Soldier and Loki are better. They also make us more excited for what’s next than this movie does.
Fair enough, this movie did live up to the hype. I'll give credit to the crew for that, there's no denying. But I wasn't completely impressed. It was a fun movie to watch, but not the best attempt by marvel studios. 6.5/10 for me
Just like Captain Marvel,another woman lead film marvel fucked up
Much like most of Marvels output, Black Widow is an action-packed comedy-drama with zero stakes, charming interplay between all the main characters, and fan favourite characters turned into one-note plot devices. (Why Taskmaster Marvel? First Mandarin, now this?!)
Interesting themes are punctuated with "nose exhale" inducing jokes and a vapid storyline that you'll be hard pressed to remember the specifics of following the post credits scene. Much of the screen time is given to loud, bombastic set pieces, with the more challenging character driven scenes cut short to make way for the next hand to hand fist fight or vehicle explosion. Black Widow has the oppurtunity to explore some interesting topics; a sleeper agent family struggling to understand whether the family bonds they share were merely theatrics or genuine. Child soldiers and the theft of their youth. Damaging human trafficking operations and Russian shadow war operatives. There's much to work with here.
Alternatively, Black Widow decides to squander all these avenues, leaving aside 5 minutes to address, work out and conclude each of these broad, challenging topics. Granted, other shows and movies have tackled these topics with much more tact and finesse, but it would have been interesting to see how Marvel could weave them into the core fabric of one of their main heroes.
All of this isn't to say Black Widow is a bad movie. Far from it. It's textbook Marvel formula. If you're here for a loud, action-filled romp made for the big screen with some decent quips throughout, you'll be more than satiated. The intro and final action sequences were very good. Naturally, Florence Pugh was great. Just don't expect anything to be explored past the booms and the bangs.
Finally! This has been my most fervently anticipated movie of the past 2 years, which could have handicapped it (high expectations can lead to disappointment). This movie, however, was everything I wanted, plus! Great storytelling, great action, great offbeat (or should I say on beat) humour. All the cast were on point. Welcome, Romanoffs, to the Avenger family! Great international locations and crews. I can’t say enough about how good this movie was. Unsurprisingly, I give this film a 10 (perfect) out of 10 and am so happy that movies of this caliber can be seen, once again, on the big screen! [Action, Adventure, Superheroes]
I presume all the budget went to the nice posters because this feels like a low-budget Netflix movie. Especially some of the CGI and fight choreography was horrible.
I was bored the whole time, probably just the actress playing Yelena looked more bored than I felt. Almost did not finish,
The only positive was the Red Guardian, quite funny, just not enough of him.
Overall the worst Marvel movie in a long time. If they cut out Natasha and Yelena, this would make for a better movie.
it's exactly what you expect now from Marvel, a generic movie that doesn't feel like it has to try anymore. there comes a point when you can no longer suspend your disbelief with movies like this, characters like Thor, Iron Man etc getting thrown around and getting back up straight away i can buy because they are built to take the punishment, but when Natasha is getting thrown around, through the air and into walls with barely an injury to show for it, i can no longer suspend my disbelief. at 1 point, Natasha and her sister take a really nasty tumble in a vehicle which by all rights should have killed them, but nope, they get up and walk away from it. David Harbour's Red Guardian is wasted by being nothing more than comedy relief and also by being portrayed as a bad dad. Ray Winstone's character is quite frankly a boring forgettable villain and Taskmaster, or should i say Taskmistress, yep, they gender swapped him is turned into just another brainwashed victim of the villain. the action scenes, of which there are very few are broken up by tired family drama
I like the new style MCU is going for, more personal narratives with the right amount of action. Black Widow is a fun watch with impressive action pieces and emotional moments that feel earned. Needless to say, Florence Pugh was amazing. Looking forward to see her more in the MCU.
The movie was basically meaningless, it felt like they just pieced something together to throw it out. IMO it was more like a Yelena Belova origin story for her to take over as Black Widow.
The things they did to Taskmaster are unforgivable.
I actually enjoyed the first 2/3rds of the movie. There is a lot of unexpected humor. Florence Pugh and David Harbour really knock it out of the park, but it fails to bring it together in the end. The result is a bunch of scenes that are intended to be emotional, but ultimately play out as forced and borderline cringeworthy.
Black Widow is not a Torretto. Turning this super spy into an emotional vulnerable individual searching for family plays out as disconnected as you'd expect. Even worse is the lack of a present villain for the first half 2/3rds of the movie makes their confrontation feel less poignant despite the supposed deep ties.
This could have been solved somewhat through a Taskmaster that actually talked, but instead they decided to do what Wolverine: Origins did to Deadpool and take one of the more talkative characters and turn them into a soulless robot that only follows orders. I mean that almost literally.
As a result, the shifts of allies and the end confrontation just ends up falling flat and irrational. There is a lot of good substance here that rewrites could have saved, but the result we're left with here just feels ill conceived and weirdly placed, like a Black Widow movie getting made in the first place after the main character has already been killed in the future.
The main cast is really great and the family dynamics is mined really well as well as their take on human trafficking and reclaiming your power. The action like most big budget blockbusters is nonsense and has no stakes or tension. Movies don’t know how to do anything anymore since they can do everything
Probably one of the worst villains in the entire mcu so far. They really messed up with taskmaster.
Love the cast in this movie and the concept of the black widow family that was introduced but really felt like this movie came out 5 years too late. Set between the events of civil war and infinity war, it really feels like I wasted 2 hrs of my time watching this, it doesn't really contribute to the rest of the marvel universe except for the post credits scene. So, as a standalone film, some scenes such as the dinner scene really slowed the movie down. The villain was really underwhelming but I'm glad scarlett johansson got her solo movie and I'm looking forward to Florence Pughs character progressing.
Marvel is back on the big screen after 2 years! Black Widow instantly finishes high in my MCU ranking. It absolutely isn’t your ordinary Marvel movie. It all feels differently, it looks differently (stunning by the way) and all for the better. Thank you Cate Shortland! There were spectacular opening credits and my most anticipated MCU project got teased in a very interesting post-credits scene, so that got me excited as well. Loved all of it and already can’t wait to go again for a second round. Johansson, Harbour and Weisz are all really great, but Florence Pugh is the one true scene-stealing star here. She is the future and this is now a Yelena Belova stan account!!! :heart_eyes:
Absolutely loved the movie. One of the best Marvel has ever done. It‘s action packed to the teeth. The characters are amazing and fun. Especially the one played by Florence Pugh. Also the story was not predictable and the movie therefore was not boring for even a second. Overall a highly entertaining movie which was worth the wait. Also I‘m always amazed how Marvel manages to bring the story together now even through multiple mediums like Cinema and TV (in the usual Marvel fashion there is a post credit-scene).
A nice bit of widow on widow action
I enjoyed it, but my favourite part was the first few scenes. Anyhow, if this means more movies with the likes of Florence Pugh and O.T. Fagbenie, it is a win for all of humanity.
Black Widow felt like a sequel to a better film.
I'd hoped the first Black Widow movie would have a more serious, a more important feel to it but, like a factory run by children, this is a minor production.
Seriously, I saw this twice in the same day because I slept so much the first time (sugar crash, front row over simulation, lack of sleep and too many dialog heavy scenes), and the second time I understood better why I'd napped.
Maybe this will be like the Captain America franchise and the second will be better than the first?
Black Widow - Truly The Action Packed Movie That We Hope For Marvel With Some Fun Characters From The Life Of Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow - Keep In Mind This Movie Takes Place Right After Avengers Ultron & The Sakovia Accords & Before Avengers Endgame - So They Don't Knos Thanos Yet But They Had To Deal Dark Side Of The Black Widow Program & Task Master
The Movie Is Action Packed & Its Nice To See A Marvel Movie In The Theater Again & Hoping To See More Soon - And Stay After The Credits - All I Can Say Is One Thing
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Because Natasha is always described as this awesome super spy, I really thought this movie would be kind of an over-the-top James Bond movie. I mean, you've got a Soviet Big Bad Guy with an evil lair and evil plan, like in the old school Bond films. I was very happy early on in the movie, with the Soviet agents couple undercover in Ohio, and then when Nat tries to lay low after Civil War. But then it switched from a potentially cool spy movie (and original for a Marvel) to a classic super hero movie.
So instead we got an over-the-top Agents of SHIELD episode. Every hero is sub-par, except Taskmaster, which doesn't even get that much screen time. The second most powerful hero, Red Guardian, is ridiculed all the time and doesn't really have an opportunity to shine. I thought the prison escape would be that. I mean, Netflix did a crazy good prison fight scene in The Punisher, but Marvel couldn't even remotely top that in a huge production? Very disappointed by all the missed opportunities.
Thank you Scarlett Johansson and Cate Shortland for an amazing movie with emotions, laughter and kick ass action.
In Captain Marvel, I didn’t like the main character, but I thought the movie around her was quite solid.
Black Widow is the exact opposite: I quite liked the two leads, but the movie surrounding them doesn’t really work.
Pros:
- Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh are easily the most entertaining part of the film.
- I liked the first act. It feels like Cate Shortland is trying to do an impression of a Jason Bourne movie. It’s fairly humourless, the cinematography is bleak, and the score is intense. It has a tone that no other MCU film has.
- The action (minus the final battle) is fairly well done. As per usual, less editing would’ve made it better, but at least it feels weighty.
Cons:
- The story itself isn’t that interesting. The themes and main mcguffin are oddly similar to Captain Marvel, though it’s not executed as well. The villains also fail to make an impression.
- This movie really loses its identity as it goes along, to the point where it turns more into a generic Marvel movie as it goes on, and eventually a generic action blockbuster by the third act. Everything gets way too big and bloated for its own good.
- Not a fan of the Russian accents, they sound very tacky. Just let everyone speak with a normal American accent, I can look past the fact they’re Russians. Besides, they even had a story based reason to ditch the Russian accents entirely.
- I found David Harbour quite cringeworthy in this.
- The main characters are protected by strong plot armour. Most characters should’ve been killed 3-4 times based on the things that happen during the action scenes. This isn’t even a ‘suspend your disbelief, it’s an action movie’ situation, it gets really ridiculous, to the point where it’s almost Fast and Furious level.
- The pacing is a bit inconsistent, you really feel it slowing down during the second act.
Finally, I want to address that I already find the use of Nirvana songs in movies like these quite distasteful, but the cover that's used during the credits literally sucked all the life out of the song.
4.5/10
[7.7/10] A strong swan song for Black Widow in the MCU. The theme of "family" is not particularly subtle, but still potent, built on a great dynamic among the principals. Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, and Rachel Weisz do a great job of giving their makeshift family of spooks that lived-in feel, with the shorthand frustrations and affections that make the movie play as a magnified version of genuine family issues. Oddly enough, the movie's at its best when it's a kitchen sink family drama.
But the action and superheroic material works well too. Homages to everything from Winter Soldier to Jason Bourne to Moonraker are palpable and well done, and the movie puts a period (or at least a semicolon) on Black Widow's Red Room origins. But I found myself more drawn to the character elements here, of Natasha feeling like she's lost two families and questioning whether it's worth it to try to repair either. That's a fitting way to add emotional stakes to her exit from the Marvel-verse, and ultimately, she lands in a good place, hair flip or no.
Shout by Brianna BlakeBlockedParent2021-07-15T23:09:57Z
This movie is SO bad. This movie should have taken place before Iron Man 2 so we could see how she became Black Widow. Instead we get a movie that takes place after Civil War but before Infinity War; a story that really has no impact on the MCU whatsoever. In the movie we get to meet Natasha's "family" who we've never heard of and probably will never see again. This movie moves at a snail's pace and if you are looking for action? Move along, because this movie is like 80% talking, 5% stupid "jokes" and 15% action. This movie doesn't even feel like it belongs with the other MCU movies. Everyone feels like they are just phoning it in; the acting is bad, it's dull and I didn't care about anything that was happening. One of the MCU's biggest mistakes was this movie.