The Marvels Review

 

The Marvels is a comic book movie based on the Marvel Comics' characters of Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, Kamala Khan, and Monica Rambeau. The movie serves as a sequel to Captain Marvel, a continuation of the Ms. Marvel miniseries, and the 33rd film installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It's produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The Marvels is written by Nia DaCosta, Megan McDonnell, and Elissa Karasik and directed by Nia DaCosta.

The story is after investigating a strange anomaly, Captain Marvel realizes she, Ms. Marvel, and Monica are switching places every time they use their powers. While trying to find a solution to this problem, a mistake from the past comes to wreak havoc.

Initial Reaction

Honestly, the only reason I'm reviewing this is because it's a sequel to the first movie, and I figured I might as well just get it over with and review it.

Cons

Oh boy, there are a lot of problems with this one, and one of those is the comedy. The only good one was the "Oh it's cool, it's Carol" line, other than that, everything just sucked. Not in a way you'll get angry, but more of, you'll just be bored, sigh, and just wait for the next bad joke. Then we have the pacing. It's way too fast. We just continously jump from one scene to the next, with hardly any breathing room. It's almost like the movie itself wanted to end as quickly as possible. Which now brings me to the next issue, that being the villain. She was so generic. Sure, the writers gave her a backstory, but she doesn't have any character. And no amount of bland revenge or bow down to me monologuing, is gonna change that. It also says something about the character, when you don't even remember his or her name. I'm not joking. I quite literally forgot what her name is. Now for the biggest issue with The Marvels, and that's the story. The biggest problem was missed opportunities. They bring up how Carol and Monica feel odd about being around each other, because they haven't talked to one another after years of Carol being a hero, added onto the fact that Monica got snapped away during Avengers: Infinity War. But the thing is, the writers never fully explore that story. It's brought up and for the most part it's put on the back burner, and only pops up whenever. There was also a great chance with Kamala. Carol brings up how she made a mistake in the past, and the outcome was horrifying. They could've had Kamala really question everything she thought about regarding the hero she looks up to. But nope, the closest thing we got was a concerned look on her face, and that was it. And if it's not wasting opportunities, then the story is either bland, or wasting time singing on a musical planet, or something even dumber than that, like focusing on the goddamn cat. Seriously, what is with the Captain Marvel writers and the freakin' cat?!

Middle Ground

The only slight credit I can give the movie is the acting. Even though the material is terrible, at least they're trying. Even Brie Larson who thought was very wooden in the first movie. But I especially want to give credit to Iman Vellani (she plays Kamala/Ms. Marvel). She was actually really good in this.

Pros

I've got nothing.

Jeez, after reviewing Captain Marvel, Black Widow, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, this movie, and the less said about She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, the better, I'm starting to think Marvel Studios should stop trying with the superheroine stuff, cause they really suck at it.

My final rating is, Awful.

That's all for now. Come back on Monday, Nov 13th, for my review of the newest David Fincher film, The Killer. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.