Shazam!
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Shazam! (2019) is a action and adventure film from Movies. It runs about 132 minutes. It premiered on April 5, 2019. Viewers rate it 7.0 out of 10.
What Shazam! Is About
A young boy, able to transform into the superhero Captain Marvel, travels the country fighting evil and helping people.
What to Expect When You Watch
It runs about 132 minutes and it leans into its action/adventure roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the film leans on Zachary Levi, Asher Angel and Mark Strong to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Mark Strong, Jack Dylan Grazer, Djimon Hounsou and Faithe Herman lead the cast.
Key roles include Zachary Levi as Shazam; Asher Angel as Billy Batson; Mark Strong as Dr. Sivana; Jack Dylan Grazer as Freddy Freeman; Djimon Hounsou as The Wizard.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of action, adventure and comedy have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Movies’s other originals, a 7.0/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2019 and carried by Movies, it lands hardest with action and adventure viewers.
How Shazam! Compares
If Shazam! lands for you, the next stops are Avatar: The Last Airbender, Attack on Titan and Star Trek: The Next Generation, which share its action/adventure lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Shazam! comes from Movies. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Shazam! is the kind of film that rewards a patient watch, with Zachary Levi and Asher Angel doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its action/adventure roots, It has held up since 2019 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Shazam! is a safe bet for anyone already inside the action and adventure lane, the audience score holds around 7.0/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 7.0/10. Watch it if you want action/adventure you can settle into.
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