Review of Shazam! (2019) by Joshua Rothkopf for Time Out — 04 Apr 2019
Feeling anything in a DC Universe installment is, in itself, evidence of filmmaking that’s superheroic (that overall bluish-gray glumness is completely gone). So imagine the shock to also encounter a nuanced, funny script, a richly developed surrogate family, a visual appreciation of Philadelphia and its heroic Rocky iconography, and not one but two expert jokes involving a strip club.
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This review of Shazam! (2019) was written by Joshua Rothkopf and published by Time Out on 04 Apr 2019.
Shazam! has generally received very positive reviews.
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