She-Hulk reviews are praising its cameos, but aren't so sure about the fourth wall breaks
The first reviews for She-Hulk, the next Marvel show to hit Disney Plus, are in – and critics have mixed feelings, despite the verdict mostly skewing positive.
The series stars Orphan Black's Tatiana Maslany as Jennifer Walters, AKA She-Hulk, a successful lawyer and the cousin of Bruce Banner, who ends up also turning green after the pair are involved in a freak accident. The aforementioned OG Hulk, Mark Ruffalo himself, makes an appearance in the show, along with other familiar faces like Tim Roth's Abomination, Benedict Wong's Wong, and Charlie Cox's Daredevil.
Part legal sitcom and part superhero show, with some fourth-wall-breaking to boot, She-Hulk certainly seems to be treading new ground for the MCU. But is it worth tuning in? Here's what the critics think.
"She-Hulk is charming enough as it bounces from one hijink to the next, especially in Maslany’s capable hands. But between its obligations to the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe, a far more limited budget than its film peers, and attempts to infuse Jen’s story with dated #girlboss energy, She-Hulk also represents an unsteady balancing act that needs more time than it likely has to settle into its own groove."
"She-Hulk: Attorney At Law hits all the right notes as a sitcom while still nailing the beats you’d expect out of an entry to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Though the first episode is all the necessary, run-of-the-mill origin story you’d expect, none of it is presented in a way that could be considered boring. And yes, the effects look better than the first trailer you saw."
"Anyone familiar with Maslany's earlier performances in Orphan Black and Perry Mason will be aware of her dramatic ability, but it's a real delight to see her flex a different muscle
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