Read Jazzlynn's review of Shazam!
We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s (Angel) case, by shouting out one word—SHAZAM!—this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult Super Hero Shazam (Levi), courtesy of an ancient wizard. Still a kid at heart—inside a ripped, godlike body—Shazam revels in this adult version of himself by doing what any teen would do with superpowers: have fun with them! Can he fly? Does he have X-ray vision? Can he shoot lightning out of his hands? Can he skip his social studies test? Shazam sets out to test the limits of his abilities with the joyful recklessness of a child. But he’ll need to master these powers quickly in order to fight the deadly forces of evil controlled by Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Strong). David F. Sandberg (“Annabelle: Creation”) directs New Line Cinema’s “Shazam!,” the origin story that stars Zachary Levi (TV’s “Chuck”) as the titular DC Super Hero, along with Mark Strong (the “Kingsman” movies) in the role of Super-Villain Dr. Thaddeus Sivana, and Asher Angel (TV’s “Andi Mack”) as Billy Batson. Peter Safran (“Aquaman,” “The Conjuring” and “Annabelle” films) produced the film. “Shazam!” also stars Jack Dylan Grazer (“IT”) as Billy’s best friend and ultimate superhero enthusiast, Freddy, and Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou (“Blood Diamond”) as the Wizard. The cast also includes Faithe Herman (TV’s “This is Us”), Grace Fulton (“Annabelle: Creation”), Ian Chen (TV’s “Fresh Off the Boat”), Jovan Armand (TV’s “Hawaii Five-0”), Marta Milans (TV’s “Killer Women”) and Cooper Andrews (TV’s “The Walking Dead”).
Shazam! is in theaters on April 5th, 2019.
What makes a good superhero film? The wisdom of Solomon, the strength of Hercules, stamina
of Atlas, power of Zeus, courage of Achilles and the speed of Mercury. That’s what makes up
Shazam and I’m here loving it. I have always preferred Marvel for movies and DC for comics,
but I think DC may now finally be onto something if they keep making movies like this.
It had the
tragedy some people just eat up, but it also had humor, family, and one awesome ending. I
have not both loved and laughed at a superhero movie this much in quite a long time. Not
everything can be perfect but Shazam cuts it close. The only issue I have with the movie is the
villain. I thought he was rather weak, poorly written, and a bit underwhelming.
Most of the movie
is spent setting up Shazam and him figuring out his powers, but falls flat setting up a worthy
“first movie opponent”. I’m not going to be too much harder on the choice of villain though,
because Shazam is still technically a kid and they couldn’t exactly bring out the big guy.
Regardless of which side of the coin your on, Marvel or DC, this is still a movie you’ll want to
see. If you do go watch it, be sure to stay after to check out the 2 end credit scenes.
Rating: 4.2 out of 5
Jazzlynn (Contributor) is from Dallas. She's an avid gamer and watcher of anime. She usually spends her time either taking pictures of her cats, rewatching every horror movie in existence, or reading about crazy people doing crazy things. Click Here to check out Jazzlynn's Articles.