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Shazam! Fury of the Gods

2023

David F. Sandberg

Zachary Levi, Helen Mirren, Lucy Liu, Rachel Zegler ...

5.0

6,110

Fantasy. Comedy. Action. Adventure The film continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word "SHAZAM!" is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam.

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Travers ABC News	"'Shazam! Fury of the Gods' strains too hard for the magic that once came naturally (...) This sequel is aimed at the kid inside that hopefully none of us ever loses"	NEU
United States	Kate Erbland IndieWire	"While [it] doesn’t entirely recapture the giddy fun of the first film, its humor, sweetness, and delightfully human heroes remaining bright spots in a genre too often obsessed with the dark and the gritty"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"The origin story was the charm, but the sequel is hobbled by a less buoyant hero and bland villains"	NEG
United Kingdom	Sophie Butcher Empire	"Bigger, weirder, and just about funnier than the first, it remains entertaining despite some tiresome plotting. And who doesn’t want to see Helen Mirren as an all-powerful Greek goddess? (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"While the film provides the elaborate action set pieces, colorful villains and save-the-world plot mechanics expected of the comic book movie genre, some of the magic is missing"	NEU
United States	Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times	"[It] is exceedingly grating, labored and annoying, and that’s in large part due to star Zachary Levi’s utterly confounding performance as Shazam"	NEG
United States	Pete Hammond Deadline	"The Shazamily is back, and on a much larger scale, but at its heart this superhero saga is still about family, and that’s the good thing here"	POS
United Kingdom	Peter Bradshaw The Guardian	"A zesty sequel that, though funny, doesn’t entirely shatter the superhero-movie template (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Ross Bonaime Collider	"A superhero film where the hero is the problem (...) Both Shazam the hero and the film series are struggling to reach their true potential"	NEG
United States	Tom Jorgensen IGN	"It may not pull the heartstrings like its predecessor, but there’s no shortage of the chaotic good humor and energetic performances that put Billy Batson and the Shazamily on the map"	POS
Canada	Rachel Labonte Screen Rant	"It has its stumbles, but it knows what kind of movie it wants to be: An earnest superhero romp that entertains and tugs at the heartstrings. It certainly succeeds there (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Robbie Collin Telegraph	"It’s another retch-inducing mix of pixels and gibberish (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Jeff Ewing SlashFilm	"The performances are strong, the humor lands, and the stakes feel high with comic book panache and the kinds of visuals one only gets in a comic book"	POS
United States	Jake Cole Slant	"One of the most forgettable superhero movies of recent years (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Matthew Jackson AV Club	"Zachary Levi is still having a blast, but a convoluted story keeps this film from measuring up to the original"	NEU
Canada	Brandon Zachary CBR	"[It] doesn't try to reinvent the wheel, and works as a goofy Ray Harryhausen-inspired adventure"	NEU
United States	John Serba Decider	"The residents of Philadelphia in this movie don’t seem to care too much that their town is taken over by evil goddesses bent on unleashing monsters of myth and legend to destroy things, so why should we?"	NEG
United States	William Bibbiani The Wrap	"The big blockbuster action movie comes across as perfunctory and soulless"	NEG
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide The Guardian	"Corny but fun (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
Canada	JIMMYO JoBlo	"[It] is a sequel that betters the already impressive origin tale. I am hopeful for a third"	POS
United States	Simon Thompson The Playlist	"[It] is not bad, but it can’t hold a powerful staff to its predecessor. Every franchise has its blips, but the magic has fizzled here. Lightning hasn’t struck twice, and it’s a real shame"	NEU
United States	M.N. Miller Ready Steady Cut	"A dull, dark, and unfunny follow-up with no magic left in the tank (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Tim Grierson Screendaily	"The film has its share of heart and impertinent humour (...) The boyish irreverence feels a little more strained as Shazam tries to be as mighty as his crime-fighting peers"	NEU
United Kingdom	Paul Bradshaw NME	"Director David F. Sandberg unwisely abandons his clever set-up from the first film (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"My guess is that we won’t be hearing Billy yell 'Shazam!' ever again"	NEG
United States	Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"My guess is that we won’t be hearing Billy yell 'Shazam!' ever again"	NEG
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"In the best movies in this genre, there are real consequences. Here, it’s all inconsequential (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Matthew Monagle Austin Chronicle	"[It] loses the thing that made it special (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Olly Richards Time Out	"It never loses the energy and easy laughs that makes this second-tier hero far more fun than a lot of his more famous colleagues (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Simon Abrams rogerebert.com	"The odds never really favored another live-action 'Shazam!' but this new one will still do in a pinch (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Thomas Floyd The Washington Post	"Lightning doesn’t strike twice (...) Superhero sequel doesn’t have the charming pow and zap of the first film (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Adam Mullins-Khatib Chicago Reader	"It’s ultimately a tired formula for superhero movies, and by sticking to it, 'Shazam! Fury of the Gods' loses the whimsy and freshness of the original film"	NEG

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