Nia DaCosta joins the Marvel Universe with “The Marvels,” sequel to 2019's “Captain Marvel,' starring Brie Larson, Iman Vellani and Teyonah Parris. This film brings some of Marvel's breakout small screen stars, from Ms. Marvel and WandaVision, to the big screen as they team up to fight a new female villain with an all-powerful bangle.
This image released by Disney shows, from left, Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel, Brie Larson as Captain Marvel, and Teyonah Parris as Captain Monica Rambeau in a scene from “The Marvels.” This image released by Disney shows Brie Larson, left, and Iman Vellani in a scene from “The Marvels.” This image released by Disney shows Brie Larson, left, and Iman Vellani in a scene from “The Marvels.
But this is also a movie that teases danger, like a bad guy who appears to be knocked down reaching for another weapon, only to cut away. Granted this happens in the middle of a hectic sequence involving the three leads fighting three fights in three different locations and switching with one another. Not that it really mattered what that guy was reaching for anyway – it never felt like anyone was in peril.
DaCosta, working with Marvel for the first time, keeps the energy up and the story moving at a quick clip, though. Those fretting about all the three-hour films in cinemas at the moment should be happy to hear that this is kept to a tight 105 minutes. And it is a colorful, vibrant affair, too, a very welcome change from “Ant-Man 3,” helped no doubt by Oscar-nominated cinematographer Sean Bobbitt, who is mostly known for working with Steve McQueen.
It’s supposed to be a big deal that this movie has all women fighting a woman villain, but as is often the case with Marvel’s girl power attempts, it feels a little pandering in all the wrong places and doesn’t really engage with any specific or unique female point of view. When our three heroes suit up, they do so off screen and come out with fresh hairdos and makeup.
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