Charming superhero film is eventually eroded by its extreme facetiousness
di Geoffrey MacNab The Independent
Superhero movies are determined to cover every age and demographic. Shazam! isn't just aimed at teenagers. It's about them too. The hero of this Philadelphia-set story is 14 years old. He may assume an adult's body when he says the magic word but his sensibility remains that of a rebellious adolescent. The film has a witty, self-deprecating feel that you find more often in rites of passage movies than in stories about heroes saving the world. You can't help but root for a protagonist who, once he realises he has superpowers, uses them to make strangers pay for selfies with him and to pose at the top of the steps where Stallone's Rocky Balboa used to do his workouts. [...]
di Geoffrey MacNab, articolo completo (5639 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Independent 5 aprile 2019
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