‘The Marvels’ Review: The Worst MCU Movie Yet
NY Post | 8 Nov 2023 | Johnny Oleksinski

If you thought “Eternals” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” were low points for the limping Marvel Cinematic Universe, strap in for the ride to abject misery that is “The Marvels.”

The interminable movie, barely directed by Nia DaCosta, is not so much the story of Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel and Monica Rambeau as it is a sad study of the downfall of America’s favorite screen franchise.

Once again, we get an MCU film that’s littered with insider technobabble and is impossible to follow.

Once again, we get an MCU film featuring characters we don’t care a lick about even though they beg us to, like meowing cats at feeding time.

Once again, we get an MCU film that we’re told cost $270 million to make yet appears as pricey as a Season 5 episode of “Stargate SG-1.”

Once again, we trudge out at the end an MCU film — the 33rd! — moaning, “How much longer can this godforsaken cinematic universe possibly drag on?”

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Behold the film’s wildly innovative plot line: The trio must prevent another forgettable villain (Zawe Ashton as Dar-Benn) from getting her hands on another vaguely important object (the Quantum Band). Seems easy enough, but there’s so much more here to turn our poor minds to mush. 

The Kree (Captain Marvel’s adoptive race) are in the midst of a 30-year war with the Skrulls (dudes in green Halloween masks), and a peace treaty that Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) has attempted to negotiate has been scuttled. 

For helpful context on all that business, you’ve got to watch the miniseries “Secret Invasion” on Disney+. Naturally.