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2/4
More like Black Widow Presents: Florence Pugh
Matthew Brady - wrote on 08/18/2021
So, after a long break of Marvel movies, with 2020 having zero Marvel properties, due to the on-going pandemic. I believe the last time we had no Marvel movies was back in 2009, but without the modern plague. It was a nice break from things and smaller movies got more of the spotlight. But now after things have calmed down a bit, Marvel felt confident to finally release ‘Black Widow’, the long waited solo movie that fans wanted since her first appearance in ‘Iron Man 2’, the fan favorite, Natasha Romanoff. Now we finally got it, and the results are...very uneven.
Before I go any further, I would like to say a massive congratulations to ‘Black Widow’ for breaking three “Guinness World Records”:
1.) The first posthumous release for a Marvel character
2.) The first …
Rating of
3/4
Black Widow: A Family Affair That Packs a Punch
Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/26/2021
While Disney+ helped me get through the MCU drought, I admit I was looking forward to seeing another entry on the big screen. As far as I'm concerned, Scarlett Johansson was long overdue for her own film and though this takes place between Civil War and Infinity War - it stands on its own as a testament to both Black Widow and the actress who turned her from eye-candy into a force to be reckoned with.
In terms of tone and action, Black Widow can favorably be compared to Winter Solider. It's story line is pretty dark - and it opens with what seems to be a quintessential family in suburban Ohio circa 1995, but we soon find out the young girls are surrogate siblings only, and likewise their "mother" (Rachel Weisz) and "father" (David Harbour) are similarly plants - …
