Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Review

Review of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) by screenqueeen: 👎 2.5/5

What comes across as a story that's so dependent on its personal aspect of family, however fucked up it is, becomes lost in the usual sea of trappings that come with simply being part of a Marvel puzzle piece. There's some good stuff in here but most decisions end up souring into CG brown soupy madness. The potential for this to stand out with its obvious visual beauty early on just shifts into a forgettable blur that ultimately reads as a new generic green screen backing for stylistic sequences shot against it, and no amount of tilting camera angles will mask that. I'm pretty sure I saw a wire.

P.S. Simu Liu has some great comedic timing but barely used, unfortunately we see all the long joke takes they gave Awkwafina, and she outstayed her welcome fast for me.