Movie · 2023 · Science Fiction, Adventure, Action · 1h 45m · PG-13 · English
Curator score: 0.9/10 (675.9K ratings)
Higher. Further. Faster. Together.
Overview
When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, Carol's powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol's estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team up and learn to work in concert to save the universe.
Ratings
Curator score: 0.9/10
IMDb: 5.5/10
Letterboxd: 2.46/5
Rotten Tomatoes: 63%
Metacritic: 50
TMDB: 5.9/10
Director
Nia DaCosta
Production
Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige Productions
Cast
Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, Iman Vellani, Samuel L. Jackson, Zawe Ashton, Gary Lewis, Park Seo-jun, Zenobia Shroff, Mohan Kapur, Saagar Shaikh, Leila Farzad, Abraham Popoola, Lashana Lynch, Tessa Thompson, Daniel Ings, Alex Hughes, Shardiah Ssagala, Cecily Cleeve, Remi Dabiri-McQuaid, Ffion Jolly
Where to watch
Disney Plus
Curator Review
Verdict
A breezy, uneven space-adventure that works best as a team-up comedy. The chemistry among the three leads, the playful tone, and a few inventive action beats give it real charm, but the story feels undercooked and the villain is thinly drawn.
Best for
Viewers who like light, fast superhero movies with a goofy streak
Fans of ensemble chemistry and character banter
People who enjoyed Ms. Marvel and want more of that energy
Audiences looking for colorful, family-friendly sci-fi action
Skip if
You want a tightly plotted or emotionally weighty blockbuster
Weak villains and rushed exposition are dealbreakers
You are tired of MCU continuity and crossover setup
You prefer grounded action over bright, comic-book spectacle
Overview
The Marvels is at its most enjoyable when it stops worrying about cosmic stakes and lets its three leads bounce off one another. Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris, and Iman Vellani make a genuinely fun trio, and the movie’s best stretches feel like a chaotic buddy comedy in space. There’s a looseness to the humor and action that gives it a lighter, more playful identity than most modern superhero entries.
Worth noting
That said, the film is clearly strained by studio-era franchise pressures. The villain is underdeveloped, the plotting is choppy, and the movie often feels like it has been edited around missing connective tissue. It moves quickly enough to stay watchable, but not always coherently enough to feel fully satisfying.
Bottom line
If you’re open to a messy but amiable comic-book adventure, there’s enough charm here to justify the trip. If you need strong stakes, a memorable antagonist, or a sense that every scene was allowed to breathe, this one will likely frustrate you. It’s a movie with real personality trapped inside an overstuffed machine.
Top Letterboxd reviews
itsprobablykc (3★) · 13085 likes
marvel made a good girls sleepover movie and u twitter incels arent invited
zoë rose bryant (4★) · 6851 likes
fuck the noise i had fun
Iman Vellani · 6154 likes
Actual footage of the girlies and I having fun
Noah Duzent (3★) · 4059 likes
Ooooooooohhh boy, the incels are REALLY gonna hate that song planet
jonathan fujii (2.5★) · 3605 likes
Did they forget to develop the villain past one backstory scene