Shazam! Fury of the Gods Review: A Consistently Entertaining Sequel

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Billy Batson is back in , a sequel to the 2019 superhero film . This new movie in the DC Universe follows the foster family of superheroes who can turn from children to superpowered adults with the shout of one word. After the fun success of the original film, director David F. Sandberg returns to give us another adventure. This superhero action-comedy is a solid sequel to the original, offering a consistently entertaining tone with a few rougher edges than its predecessor.

After defeating Dr. Sivana and becoming superheroes in the first film, the Shazamily has had a polarizing reaction in Philadelphia, with many calling them out for their incompetence. The screenplay offers a funny idea from the get-go, showing how the kids could be better at being superheroes. They’re all a little older than they were in the first film, but they still have a lot to learn, which is shown by an early action sequence on a bridge where the heroes save many lives but fail to stop the bridge from collapsing. The strength is the uniqueness of a family of foster kids working together to fight crime.

With a new film comes a new set of baddies, as the movie introduces Hespera (Helen Mirren) and Kalypso (Lucy Liu), the daughters of Atlas who are after the family’s powers. This dynamic demented duo is formidable, offering star power and threatening performances as powerful sisters who pose a grave threat to our heroes. They possess the powers of mind control and taking away superpowers, making the need to stop them even more significant, as they are not only after the family, but they also pose a threat to the world.

This sequel coasts off the lighthearted, humorous tone of the first film, with the cast giving excellent performances. Zachary