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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Taking itself too seriously
Sure, I'm not a marvel superfan. But I watch some of the movies. And they are usually quite fun and digestible. But The Legend of the Ten Rings just takes itself too seriously. The story is quite simple, but they have padded the runtime a lot. The serious tone in most of the scenes starts to drag after an hour of continuous setup and slow/easy moviemaking.
The human bad guys are not also not very scary and mostly serve as a way for the movie to transport itself to the climax. In general, this movie suffers a lot from "punch-power creep", where all characters seem to be impervious to most things that would kill regular humans. So a punch is only dangerous when the plot deems it to be.
The CGI is... alright? Some sections are definately rough (the maze of trees in the beginning, some of the water shots, and an overabundance of glowing things).
There are some redeeming parts of this movie though. The scene where the dad/Xu Wenwu meets the mother is quite beautiful and engaging! I quite enjoyed the end fight over the water as well. The acting is quite alright all around: Tony Chiu-Wai Leung and Awkwafina/Katy were great and saved this movie for me.