ShazamFuryOfTheGods is at its best when Shazam isn't at the center of the story, but shows that there's still potential somewhere in this series. Our review:
When we first see Shazam in Shazam! Fury of the Gods, he’s explaining his problems to his pediatrician as if he’s a therapist. He doesn’t feel like a hero—there are several other heroes in the DCEU that he admits are better at this job than he is—and his family of foster siblings/superheroes is starting to pull apart as a group. Simply put, Shazam feels like he’s a disappointment, still struggling to get a hang of this hero thing, and not quite sure where he fits in amongst everything.
But the family/superhero team has to face another family—the Daughters of Atlas—, who want to use a weapon to get back their powers and restore their realm. And if they kill a few puny humans in the process, so be it. The “Philly Fiascos” need to prove themselves worthy heroes as they unite against their biggest threat yet.
Let’s get right down to it, the character of Shazam is annoying. Shazam! Fury of the Gods is an opposite Poochie situation: whenever Shazam isn’t on the screen, we should be grateful that he’s not around. Levi is unbearably unfunny in this role, and the screenplay by Henry Gayden and Chris Morgan always goes for the most obvious joke, which always lands with a thud. It’s the kind of comedy where simply calling someone on a dragon “Khaleesi” constitutes a joke.
Fury of the Gods finds its most interesting and fun moments through the character of Freddy, who feels like more of a fully fleshed-out character than Shazam ever does. By day, Freddy is picked on at school, but falls for the new student Annie, who he doesn’t know is really Anthea, one of the daughters of Atlas. At night, he becomes his hero, who fights crimes by himself that we never get to see.
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