The latest MCU misfire is a greatest hits of the studio’s problems: aimless, shoddy filmmaking; bland, personality-free characters; and a stakes-free adventure.
won’t keep it afloat. Director Nia DaCosta’s sequel to 2019’s financially successful if creatively ho-humentry to require significant knowledge of the series’ Disney+ efforts, thereby tethering it to the middling fare that has helped get the franchise into dire straits.
The cause of this anomaly is Dar-Benn , a Kree warrior who’s recently procured a magical bangle that’s identical to the one that gives Khan her powers, which like Captain Marvel and Rambeau have something to do with “light.” Written by DaCosta, Megan McDonnell, and Elissa Karasik,doesn’t define its protagonists’ abilities, nor does it adequately introduce Dar-Benn or explicate, until much later, her motives.
That’s a mercy considering the scattershot quality of these proceedings. Frenetic and slapdash, the film appears to have undergone considerable post-production patchwork renovations, albeit to no avail; at multiple points, DaCosta cuts between mismatching shots, implying—as does her zig-zagging plot—that vital material was left on the cutting room floor.
Speaking of tossed-off elements, Dar-Benn competes vigorously for the title of Least Interesting MCU Baddie, thanks to stock grievances and a scheme that hinges on “time jumps,” “wormholes,” and other concepts the proceedings can’t be bothered to explain or develop.’ story is hurried, some of its signature CGI shots look half-finished; putting a glowing outline around a flying Captain Marvel, for example, does not offset the film’s chintzy green-screen effects.
Consequently, it’s no shock to find that, following nearly 105 minutes of helter-skelter flying, blasting, punching, bickering, and hugging,falls back on the MCU’s most reliable trick: cameos from popular existing characters and teases about exciting new horizons. Its big post-credits scene may be enough to keep die-hards hooked and prevent mainstream moviegoers from completely signing off.
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