2019 · action · superhero · comedy
Shazam! (2019)
Directed by David F. Sandberg2h 12m2019
A boy is given the ability to become an adult superhero in times of need with a single magic word.
Our read: Shazam! (2019) (2019) reads as a cosy, breathless, inventive action · superhero · comedy entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Cosy, breathless, measured action / superhero, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, measured.
- cosy
- kinetic
- intense
- redemptive
Watching Shazam! tonight? Spin for your lens.
Everyone on the couch spins once and gets one craft to watch for. After the credits, compare what you caught.
Your lens for tonight
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Everyone on the couch gets one craft to watch for. Spin the wheel to get yours. Sound on: the narrator reads your mission.
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How Shazam! feels to watch.
Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.
What watching it is actually like.
“You want a fun heartfelt superhero origin with a kid gaining adult powers.”
Skip it tonight — Skip if long comic book origins or family superhero stories bore you.
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Discussion
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