The Marvels
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Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence. But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe. When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan, Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team up and learn to work in concert to save the universe as “The Marvels.”
Cast & Crew
Nia DaCosta
Director/Writer
Brie Larson
Carol Denvers/Captain Marvel
Teyonah Paris
Monica Rambeau
Iman Vellani
Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel
Zawe Ashton
Dar-Benn
Samuel L. Jackson
Nick Fury
Zenobia Shroff
Muneeba Khan
Mohan Kapur
Yusuf Khan
Saagar Shaikh
Aamir Khan
Daniel Ings
Ty-Rone
Gary Lewis
Emperor Dro'ge
Park Seo-joon
Prince Yan
Abraham Popoola
Dag
Leila Farzad
Talia
Sean Bobbitt
Cinematographer
Laura Karpman
Composer
Megan McDonnell
Writer
Elissa Karasik
Writer
Kevin Feige
Producer
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Release Date:
10 Nov-2023
Run Time:
105 min
MPA Rating:
PG-13
Where to Watch:
Another generic MCU film!
If you've been keeping up with the box office and news, the MCU hasn't been doing well recently. We've had one good MCU film this year which was "Guardians of The Galaxy Vol.3". Well, was "The Marvels" a hit or a miss? "The Marvels" follows Carol Danvers who gets her powers entangled with those of Kamala Khan and Monica Rambeau, forcing them to work together to save the universe.
First off, let's start with the writing here. For the millionth time, I beg Kevin Feige to hire good writers and give them enough time to come up with something good. The writing was mediocre, to say the least, and the villain was the weakest in the MCU history. Marvel still can't have a good villain in their films and that's a big problem that needs to be fixed as soon as possible. Furthermore, and I hate to say this but the silly jokes that are supposed to be "funny" are still littered throughout the film. Additionally, the stakes were low and so was the action. On that thought, despite the good camera movement in those action sequences, they felt too disjointed because of the whole story. While the concept is interesting, I wish they would have gone in a different direction here. Additionally, the short runtime of 90 minutes did the film an injustice rather than a favor. A big storyline like this shouldn't be crammed into 90 minutes and that's why an additional 40 minutes would have made a big difference in my opinion.
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Last but not least, I have to praise Iman Vellani's performance in the film as she was a marvel (pun intended) to watch on screen. She loves playing Ms. Marvel as she's always charismatic and energetic on screen. Brie Larson and Teyonnah Paris did an overall good job of portraying their characters. Unfortunately, Zawe Ashton's performance was mediocre at best and was exaggerated in some scenes which left a bad impression on me. Finally, I have to praise those cat sequences. Those flerken are flearkin cute and definitely stole the show with how good they were. I mean there's a whole poster dedicated to them! What more can you ask? Overall, I would only recommend watching "The Marvels" if you have 90 minutes to spend.