The Marvels Review: Sloppiest MCU Film to Date!

Before I discuss The Marvels, I just want to say that I feel like I’m putting down a dying animal by writing this review. I have nothing but pity at this point. Everything was working against the 33rd film instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe prior to release; it’s evident-yet-consistent decline ever since Avengers: Endgame didn’t help the general disdain fans had towards this movie.

What I anticipated would be as empty of an experience as the first Captain Marvel movie turned out to be much worse. The Marvels is the sloppiest MCU film to date with the most incoherent story and a confusing mess of CGI action sequences. The first five minutes of this film elicit disorientation with the absolute worst editing I have seen from the MCU. This does no justice towards this scrambled shit-storm of a story, written by Nia DaCosta, Megan McDonnell and Elissa Karasik, tossing around subplots like a game of hot potato.

There’s no sense of conflict resolution or conceivable plot progression since key moments of this film are severed out of a distrust in the audience’s fidelity towards these characters. Speaking of which, every character whose name is not Kamala Khan (complimented by a solid performance from Iman Vellani) is a complete embarrassment on-screen.

Both Carol Danvers, played by Brie Larson, and Monica Rambeau, play by Teyonah Parris, are total blank slates, while Nick Fury is relegated to a bumbling quip machine. The villain is a new low for Marvel, as her character motivation and screen presence is just as lame as her name. On an even worse note for this story, the clear clack of character development completely drains this from being a worthwhile experience.

Kevin Feige did not get a bang for his buck with The Marvels With a ludicrous budget of $250 million, the end product is such a shallow snafu of poor writing, VFX over-stimulation, and cross-eyed editing.

‘The Marvels’ Rating – 2/5

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