By Gary

Marvel films are currently struggling along at this point in the cycle and The Marvels is no different.

Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel has reclaimed her identity from the tyrannical Kree and taken revenge on the Supreme Intelligence.But unintended consequences see Carol shouldering the burden of a destabilized universe.

When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, her powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol’s estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau.

Couple things I enjoyed, I did like seeing Carol Danvers and Monica Rambeau resolve and acknowledge their relationship, but due to the nature of their characters being straight arrows, it allows Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan to be the audience just as Tom Holland’s Peter Parker was in Captain America: CIVIL WAR.

I did not particularly enjoy the Ms. Marvel series, but I can see her being the shoutout for many.

The MCU’s (Marvel Cinematic Universe’s) villain problem is a long known fact, but here it only cements their problem even further.

Now I’m a fan of Lee Pace’s over the top performance as Ronan, but Dar-Benn played by Zawe Ashton is literally a copy and paste of Ronan, but female.

Nothing new about it and definitely up there as one of the worst villains in the MCU.

It does feel as though The Marvels is trying to copy Guardians of the Galaxy a bit only it is nowhere near as good.

The Marvels is a season and a half for Ms Marvel and a Captain Marvel sequel that we don’t really get to see due to the flashbacks and exposition to explain things.

Sadly let’s be clear, Marvel films at this point feel like homework.

That was going to be inevitable moving forward after Infinity War and Endgame, but especially when Disney+ was announced.

For me Marvel continues to disappoint, it used to be all their films were 8-10/10 now they are more like 6-7/10.

The mid-credit scene is arguably the best part and once again teasing things to come.

It’s stuff like that, that will maybe still garner interest in the MCU despite its current fall from grace.

My Rating: 7/10