Review of Eternals (2021) by Calvincrack — 09 Nov 2021

After seeing some lukewarm reviews I became more excited for the film because at least it was trying something different. And that turned out to be true. Eternals is a major tonal departure from other Marvel films and extremely unique in their oeuvre.

It's got plenty of bum notes, but if you can set aside what's awkward about the movie and instead champion it for everything it does right, there's an interesting film here. There's a lot of lore to decompress into this story, and I think the writers did a great job of moving things along.

I highly recommend seeing it in IMAX because it often fills the full screen with stunning images. I'm at a 7.5 on this but I could go higher if it stands up upon a re-watch.