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Film review: The Marvels, 'Baffling but hilarious'

This superhero romp has lost the plot

November 8, 2023 17:39
GRO-09769 R
(L-R): Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan, Brie Larson as Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers, and Teyonah Parris as Captain Monica Rambeau in Marvel Studios' THE MARVELS. Photo by Laura Radford. © 2023 MARVEL.
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Cert: 12 A

***

Has the comic book movie franchise bubble finally burst? With more recent Marvel Cinematic Universe offerings performing badly at the box office, the franchise appears to have finally succumbed to its own success with fans feeling confused by its new direction and lacklustre storytelling. With even Disney CEO Bob Iger blaming the quantity of output - both in film and TV -  for the franchise’s Post- Endgame slump, it’s really hard to see how the MCU plans on recapturing the fandom's imagination.  

Teh latest instalment is, sadly for all involved, just more of the same nonsense, even if one has to admire the bonkers direction The Marvels director Mia DaCosta has decided to take things. The film sees the return of Brie Larson as the indomitable Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, who still reeling from her part in the disastrous Kree civil war, has taken a step back from her earthly duties.

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