The Marvels,” and film journalists are calling the Nia DaCosta-directed tentpole a “short and sweet,” “astonishingly wacky” film filled with “action-packed goodness.” Although many have been hesitant about the superhero movie’s potential, with a few already predicting “The Marvels” as a box office bomb — a surprising number of positive reactions poured in on social media Tuesday night.
The Washington Post reporter Herb Scribner described the film as “exactly what a comic book movie should be,” while “Deep Dive” host Erik Voss called it “astonishingly wacky.” “It’s funny, silly, short and sweet, action-packed.
Loved the cosmic sci-fi moments,” Scribner wrote on X/Twitter. “Plenty of MCU interconnectivity without being overbearing.” My early #TheMarvels review — —Yes.
So much yes. —This film is so much fun and exactly what a comic book movie should be. It’s funny, silly, short and sweet, action-packed.
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