Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Let's just admit it, MCU is literally falling apart at this point. In current phase we've already got three movies and neither of them looked promising in trailers. Black Widow was doomed since very beginning and naturally, it ended up being the worst MCU movie ever made, while Shang-Chi... well... It's not as bad as I expected. And yet yes, it's quite bad.

The biggest problem with the MCU right now is the fact that there's nobody to stand out. Tony's out, Cap's out, T'Challa is tragically out too (RIP, Mr. Boseman, we all miss you very much), Thor's about to become secondary read more

The prologue is beautiful but drawn out and redundant. Initially we meet car valet Simu Liu as Shaun reprising his role as Jung from Kim’s Convenience. It is difficult to see past him as this character, intelligent but drifting in life, until the inevitable first fight which is extraordinarily well choreographed, much better than most of the subsequent fights. The main plot elements are dull, daddy issues, resentful sister, side-kick jester girlfriend. This and the main arc (magic collectibles) are vehicles upon which to hang the fabulous cgi vistas, effects and gratuitous violence. read more