Cinema Slut #2019 - Shazam!

OK two points, Shazam! is -

a. Not the best comic book movie EVER
b. Nowhere near as crap as the below trailer makes it out to be



Ok so DC have trailed a long way behind Marvel when it comes to the big screen. Recently Captain Marvel just ticked over 1 billion dollars at the box office, yes ONE BILLION dollars and The Avengers Endgame is set to follow suit, maybe even take more than one billion dollars during it's stay at the cinema.

So DC has a lot of catching up to do, Wonder Woman and Aquaman have definitely been a step in the right direction and Birds of Prey is already gaining excitement around the project.

But now to the said Shazam! film. It's weird, it's got a lot going on, but is way better than the trailer would have you believe. Yes it's more friendly (with a few swear words thrown in for good measure) and like most superhero films, it also gives the viewer a moral compass to try and follow. Love thy family, embrace diversity etc. Which is a good thing.

As Shazam!/Billy Batson discovers his powers after a bit of an origin/discovery build up, we get to know the young Billy before he Shazams! into a muscle bound superhero with skills like Superman, Batman and even The Flash.

It's a bit of fun and I don't want to do many spoilers, it is void of a massive star like Captain Marvel with Brie Larson or Aquaman with Jason Momoa and Nicole Kidman, so it kind of feels like a second tier superhero film, wedged within Marvel releases Captain Marvel and The Avengers: Endgame.

All in all Shazam! is fun, never takes itself seriously and has a pile of superhero references (mainly Superman and Batman with a tad bit of Aquaman in the final credits scene).

Shazam! rates three big muscle bound red stars.