Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86672 posts
Sat Sep-04-21 02:33 PM
18. "One of the better recent Marvel movies. " In response to In response to 0
And the action is certainly miles above the action from the recent TV shows. Shit, might even be some of the best action in the MCU across the board. (Although there's still too much cutting and too much CGI veneer, especially at the finale.)
Really, the thing works as well as it does because of Liu and Leung. Appealing, charming lead. Complex, magnetic villain. Plus, any movie where you can throw Michelle Yeoh into the mix to train people to fight can't be *all* bad. Again, wish there was less CGI, since Liu, Leung, and Yeoh on their own can clearly carry choreography. But their credibility, both in and out of fights, hooks you in.
Still has some of the same issues that the Marvel movies have started to take on since it got so large, but I felt the emotional stakes here more than any MCU movie since... Black Panther, maybe? Easily a top half MCU movie. Maybe top third.