DC continue to get it wrong
After the mini revival with the outstanding Aquaman and Wonder Women origin films, I was really looking forward to seeing if DC could make it 3 for 3 with Shazam!!
Unfortunately this belongs on the tragic side of the street with Batman vs Superman, The Justice League and The Suicide Squad (although it was just about bearable).
The plot is easy to follow, but it’s like no one could really be bothered to make any effort to actually dig down into the characters and explain anything. The whole back story to Billy/Shazam and how he receives his powers is actually offensive to fans of such a wicked character and it looks like a charity gave them away.
The message of family, friendship and togetherness is lost in a maze of where the hell should the next scene go to!! It’s so weak at times I felt like turning the film off!
The gags are painfully boring, I don’t even think 10-15 years olds would find them funny, it’s very over the top and poor old Mark Strong seems to be a beacon of horrific when he stars in a DC film (He was also in the try and forget Green Lantern). He’s painful. The CGi is average at best, the storyline has all been done before and adds nothing new or fresh to DC’s portfolio and the film just felt randomly stuck together and nothing more evident than the final scene of the film, which is just tragically embarrassing for any fan of the DC Universe and in turn DC should be embarrassed themselves!!!
You’re not missing anything and wait until it is in the films under £5!!