The Marvels is a delightfully light film, free from the behind-the-scenes turmoil of the production company.
For Marvel Studios, the organization that brought us over a decade of spandex-clad blockbusters, The Marvels comes at an odd time
Its actors were barred from participating in promotional activities due to the recently concluded SAG-AFTRA strike
the movie opens with minimal fanfare and is expected to gross less at the box office than the majority of its comic book predecessors
it has been framed as evidence of Marvel's overreach since it is the 33rd film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and features characters from both big- and small-screen productions.
However, The Marvels itself turns out to be delightfully light, with a plot free from the behind-the-scenes turmoil of the production company.
With a duration of 105 minutes, this lively follow-up to 2019's Captain Marvel is the shortest movie in the MCU and plays like a lighthearted space road comedy
A universe-threatening villain, reality-warping "quantum bands" to collect, and plenty of explosions with elaborate special effects are all present,