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57 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Screen RantMolly FreemanScreen RantMolly FreemanThe Marvels is an uproariously fun and action-packed comic book movie that's made all the more delightful by the heartwarming dynamic of the leads.
- 80EmpireHelen O'HaraEmpireHelen O'HaraIt might not have the overwhelming impact of an Endgame or even a Guardians 3, but this is the MCU back on fast, funny form.
- 75ConsequenceLiz Shannon MillerConsequenceLiz Shannon MillerAs successful as its biggest, wildest swings are, it'd really be nice if the plotting of The Marvels lived up to those elements. That said, those other elements are hard to oversell. It might not be the most coherent MCU entry of 2023. But it's perhaps the most purely enjoyable.
- 75ColliderRoss BonaimeColliderRoss BonaimeThe Marvels is the shortest film in the MCU so far, and it’s great that DaCosta has made a movie that is short, sweet, and yet, ends up being more impactful and playful than most Marvel films. In a universe that often feels suffocated by the amount of history, dense storytelling, and character awareness needed to enjoy these films, DaCosta figures out how to handle all of that in one of the most fun Marvel films in years. It’s kind of a marvel.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeThe Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeDaCosta’s kinetic direction and intimate storytelling style lets audiences see this trio — whose lives collide in unexpected ways — from new and entertaining vantage points.
- 60The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawLarson, Harris and Vellani are an entertaining intergalactic ensemble.
- 55CNNBrian LowryCNNBrian LowryClocking in at a welcomely brisk 105 minutes, it’s Marvel’s shortest film, but a lighter tone that occasionally borders on a sort of cosmic “Freaky Friday” doesn’t consistently make the movie fly, much less soar.
- 50Slant MagazineJake ColeSlant MagazineJake ColeOnly in the film’s climax, when the heroes are in the same confined area and can thus better calibrate their constant shifts in position, does the action attain a logical sense of movement and timing.
- 42IndieWireKate ErblandIndieWireKate ErblandTellingly, the most pleasurable moments in Nia DaCosta’s “The Marvels” don’t hinge on the audience having an encyclopedic knowledge of all things Marvel. . . . They’re just solid pieces of blockbuster filmmaking: charming stars (like the full-force charisma of Iman Vellani and the appealing vulnerability of Teyonah Parris), sprightly action, and zippy humor.
- 40Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzTo say The Marvels is all over the place is to imply that there is an anchor to it somewhere. There’s not.