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Qgal5kapJun 26, 2019

This could have worked for me if I was maybe 7-8 years old. In all honesty this was pretty weak sauce.

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moonliteJun 25, 2019

dont get me wrong i love zachary levi and his lively presence but this is yet another lazy dc entry that looks more tv than film level

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DarkVaporSynthJul 18, 2019

Wow, it looks like people downvoted negative reviews completely out of spite alone, smh.

I just watched this for the first time on RedBox. It looked like a good movie from the trailers. I was wrong. Mainly, this is a movie for teenagers orWow, it looks like people downvoted negative reviews completely out of spite alone, smh.

I just watched this for the first time on RedBox. It looked like a good movie from the trailers. I was wrong. Mainly, this is a movie for teenagers or younger possibly (pg-13 though?). The plot was very basic, clearly written to a child's level. The villain was pretty lame and barely dangerous. A lot of downtime where nothing seemed to be going on, it was boring at times. The dialogue was cringey at times, seemed lazy or just poorly written, however realizing at the end that this was a kids movie, probably just dumbed down. I seriously considered turning it off around half-way through. Honestly not sure I'm going to give DC movies another chance. Very disappointing.… Expand

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NewshoundJun 5, 2019

A rather awful, silly film, even to those who don't know that Shazam is actually the original Captain America, which was NOT done tongue-in-cheek. Don't waste your money!

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TgExpressApr 16, 2019

Pretty disappointing. It's "angle" is the humour surrounding the excitement of a teenager becoming a superhero. It's a short lived excitement as DC once again proves to be a pretty lame storyteller. The main character is endearing (being inPretty disappointing. It's "angle" is the humour surrounding the excitement of a teenager becoming a superhero. It's a short lived excitement as DC once again proves to be a pretty lame storyteller. The main character is endearing (being in foster care), however the "bad guys" are completely CGI with no development whatsoever - there is no complexity to them. There really isn't anything to set this movie apart from any of the others. It's mildly enjoyable but ultimately of no real consequence. Wait to watch it on Netflix… Expand

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scsalApr 28, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 1) Totally predictable story, as we've seen in many, many, many movies. 2) Except for Zachary Levi, all other actors are really bad. 3) Lame attempt at humour: I've found about two scenes that are really funny, other than those, nobody did laugh on my session - they have even insisted on an incredibly lame joke FOUR TIMES in the movie (yes, Santa jokes).
4) There was so much potential on the true villains (seven sins) side to be explored, yet I don't even know the bald guy's name. The villain guy is just plain evil without motives other than a kid's frustration - and he's SO POWERFUL AND YET, FOR NO REASON, he wants to fight Shazam, simply because he wants to be alone! That's not very creative.
5) And to kill the movie: add some heartwarming moral lesson about family and whatever. Ok I get it, it's a family movie. But then, it's a movie for kids, not worth it if you're over 20 years old. 6) At least CGI is good enough.… Expand

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manhattanmovierApr 9, 2019

boring, long, childish, i left theater! one thing is fun, and different to be dumb! dc is in crisis!

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stoopidmanApr 23, 2019

Another DCEU movie that is complete and utter crap. Awful humor, something that was clearly advertised to be a big part of the movie. Don't watch this, DC will continue to fail at making good movies.

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ksr91Apr 21, 2019

very simple paint by the numbers comic book movie. might excite non comic fans. I really can't say much positive about it, it's kinda like a really long bad joke. Predicable and silly. very childish humor.

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reichjpApr 22, 2019

Absolutely the worst movie in 20 years! Way to go Warner Bros... Turned such a great opportunity with SHAZAM, into the worst 2 hours anyone from age 5 to 50 will waste! Pure Garbage!

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Khalid43Apr 7, 2019

Literally much better film than Justice League & Batman v Superman, not good enough as Wonder Woman

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hasanmsMay 13, 2019

very bad story telling the movie is a big flop..bad acting ..childish story...the worst movie i ever watched in my whole life .

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MalikaPatrisApr 5, 2019

Some of the Humor was ok. The Vfx look so BAD. For me the surprises weren't that great because when they release 2 trailer with the same footage of the first i knew that Marvel Family would appear.Also That cameo is so bad(S).

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alexlunarApr 5, 2019

I should have gone with my first instinct after seeing the trailers. The trailers made it look like a throw away that the studio had no confidence in. The actor was poorly cast, the muscle suit looked like something out of an SNL skit, andI should have gone with my first instinct after seeing the trailers. The trailers made it look like a throw away that the studio had no confidence in. The actor was poorly cast, the muscle suit looked like something out of an SNL skit, and the effects looked like they belonged on one of the CW Arrow-verse shows.
The preliminary reviews and RT critic scores gave me hope that maybe it was a sleeper-hit, so I actually allowed myself to get excited.
We went on Thursday opening night, which was super easy because the theater wasn't even 1/3 of the way full.
By the middle of the movie, I could already tell that all my original fears were actually true, and beyond that, the "villain" was insanely throw away and forgettable.… Expand

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TrevorsViewApr 5, 2019

Sorry guys, the DCEU keeps the same crappy identity it had before, and Shazam! proves how much Warner Bros. wastes time with what it wants to be. Off their record of consistently bad films, DC Entertainment thinks sincerity means followingSorry guys, the DCEU keeps the same crappy identity it had before, and Shazam! proves how much Warner Bros. wastes time with what it wants to be. Off their record of consistently bad films, DC Entertainment thinks sincerity means following impulsive actions, a mindset they convey with their newest addition to the extended universe, Billy (AKA, “Shazam”).

This kid enjoys food, not within a family dinner table, but alone at a burger joint to get high on fructose. Any sense of connection between himself and others is so empty, he barely even conveys any apparent thoughts on the fact that his disabled foster brother wants to be him: a big, tough, handsome man with superpowers and no physical ailments. Billy is so distanced from the viewer, that even an inanimate plush tiger has better character development.

Also embracing those McDonald’s carbs, yet somehow perfectly healthy, is Billy’s absent mom, whose barely present subplot conributes nothing to the point where it only distracts from the other conflicts. As much as it tries to uplift the heart of the feature, it does so in all the wrong places. Other elements within the script that would actually benefit from extra screentime don‘t get it, particularly a wizard with an aged hairstyle that marks him as the only controller of mass hysteria.

It’s better to quench thirst with something actually important, more so than anything that happens to the kid actors of this movie. These youngsters are neither good at acting nor playing decent role models; Billy’s first move is him locking up cops to rob their car, and without any real punishment for it after! Meanwhile, a young girl of Billy’s foster home always looks personally unphased by anything, even sights as miraculous as crocodiles with poker chips. This inactive lassie drags the rhythm of each scene down to the point where a recurring, funny Santa earns more attention than the leads.

Then there’s the unintentionally funny prologue to the film, which expects authenticity when one of the passive twerps of that scene grows up into a monologuing bad guy worth being mocked by some kid. He’s not someone to be taken seriously and should have been much grittier to shine a brighter light against the wisecracking protagonist. If this bad guy was jokingly called, “Thundercrack,” or “Captain Sparklefingers,” he would for sure react too softly to be realistic. But hey, at least those two nicknames serve as great modes of successful laughs during Billy’s hilarious discovery of his powers.

Billy doesn’t accept either of those nicknames as a superhero name, nor does he want to live under anyone besides a biological parent. That ambition is not one that anyone of mature mind would want to connect with, particularly seeing how horrible the mother is as seen through flashbacks, even more so than the stupid-looking CGI demons who throw people out of windows. Not even a teenager on a crutch with three months terminal cancer is successful at generating sympathy. As much as director David F. Sandberg utilizes his horror resume, he still flops at directing emotion while trying to modernize old tropes. There’s one point when an FAO Schwartz piano is incorporated into a mall fight, which is funny alright, but doesn’t flow into the intent of giving comic book movies a new edge.

The problem lies in the screenplay’s logic, which is still the exact same as comic books have been since their inception. Heck, this even takes it a step further by saying that Billy was chosen by the wizard because he’s apparently, “pure in heart.” Yeah, right! Why would an overacting jerk who relies on impulses, Frito’s in hand, be “pure in heart?” The same goes to his irksome ol’ sidekick with the crutch, he’s so annoying that it’s honestly satisfying when he gets beaten up by bullies. Surprising that these two hooligans manage to stay thin with all their freedom, it just boils down to the reality that the goal of these filmmakers is not about protecting Philadelphia, it’s about encouraging kids to misbehave while bodybuilding in a bold, classic costume. If we put ourselves in Billy’s place, and were forced to pick between stopping a bank robbery and a chocolate cake, of course the studio would send mind tricks compelling you to lean toward the bad decision.

The DCEU can try, but it will never top Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy or Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse; the two standards fans hold to what a comic book movie can be. It’s not about the cool suit, it’s about allowing the viewer to think for him/herself about what tactics will truly redeem the city. Although Nolan’s and Sony’s respective versions of the classic vigilantes are certainly flawed, they hold a grail of genuine perfection compared to this electric lightning-bearing assassin.… Expand

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SebastianAfonsoApr 5, 2019

The humor doesn't land.The action is similar to Superman.The suits looks so BAD.They should have cast jack dylan grazer as the young Shazam,he more similar with zachary levi.

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marco34laApr 6, 2019

It's a CRIME that anyone in his right mind would try to compare this movie to the wonderful "WONDER WOMAN." Wonder Woman was beautiful written, with charm, feeling, and humour. SHAZAM is more of a Scooby Doo goofy mess. It felt more like aIt's a CRIME that anyone in his right mind would try to compare this movie to the wonderful "WONDER WOMAN." Wonder Woman was beautiful written, with charm, feeling, and humour. SHAZAM is more of a Scooby Doo goofy mess. It felt more like a caricature than a serious movie. With all this said... yeah, if you take your 7 yrs kids... this might be up their alley.… Expand

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pA1NJul 7, 2019

why all superhero movies have to be so stupid and childish. just another garbage superhero movie. nothing special

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Mauro_LanariJan 6, 2020

(Mauro Lanari)
A mythopoiesis that still depicts evil as a sum of the 7 deadly sins ("Seven", Fincher 1995) and directed as a family movie but with an even more childish target than the norm.
PS.: what becomes of the protagonist's mother?