The Marvels

Unlike the more recent superhero movies that are lengthy and burdened by questions about origin and identity, The Marvels is a breezy entertainer that does not doesn’t take itself too seriously...

Brie Larson leads a super-trio that works hard to blast some fun into this confusing adventure.

While the titular Marvels make for an endearing, women-centric found family, the film’s hyperawareness of its role in a larger universe is its downfall.

It’s silly and makes little sense, but it’s such a fun time at the movies. And isn’t that why we go to see movies in the first place?

DaCosta made room for The Marvels to be bright and playful, filled with characters that are impossible not to love.

You get the sense that everyone involved is going through the motions.

This narrative is pure comic book ridiculousness done correctly. The Marvels has its fair share of action and dramatic moments, but more than anything else this film strives to entertain the viewer.

The Marvels could have been so much more, but with evident overproduction, nonsensical dialogue, bad editing, and a keen lack of vision to say anything substantive, it is yet another loss for Marvel Studios.

... go along with all the talk about mysterious alien bangles, wormholes on the fritz, jump point surges, malfunctioning light-based powers ... Eventually, we land on a story about family, female friendship, and Flerkens ...

It does go higher, and further, but puts a little too much stock in faster.