Review of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) by Saintandrewsfal — 06 Sep 2021

Marvel makes another "B" grade movie, which is by no means an insult. However, I couldn't help shake the feeling that I had seen this Marvel movie before. In other words, these films are becoming formulaic, especially since I've seen every one of them.

Combine that with the new shows and I wonder if they're starting to get too saturated. This film and one medium flaw and a handful of small flaws in my opinion, but nothing major. The medium flaw was a character's motive three quarters into the film and some of the smaller issues was overreliance and sometimes questionable CGI (reminded me of Black Panther's not so good CGI in parts).

Also, it was pretty predictable if you've seen a ton of movies over your lifetime, but again, it's a superhero flick. It dragged a smidge in Act 3 as well. On the positives, it didn't rely on a bunch of clichés in addition to the action/martial arts being top notch.

The characters were likeable and world building was solid. IMO Marvel makes about 15% "A" films, 70% "B" films, and 15% "C" films. This can be thrown in with the majority.