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Black Widow - Movie Review

 

Marvel Female Lead

I want to set the record straight. While Black Widow is the most anticipated Marvel movie with a female lead and Captain Marvel was the first MCU female lead movie, the internet is wrong. The first Marvel female lead superhero movie was the 2005 Electra movie with Jennifer Garner. A full 14 years prior to Captain Marvel. If we want to go even further, Supergirl in 1984 was probably the first female lead superhero movie of all time. Makes you wonder why they created a Wonder Woman 1984 movie. Granted neither of these movies are considered blockbuster movies but they do exist. Despite what some think, I thought Electra was a good movie.

Review

I had my reservations for the movie during the first 10 minutes. Probably due to my expectations being pretty high. Once the movie got moving, it did not disappoint with the story. I found it refreshing to actually just enjoy the movie without fully knowing where the story was going. The cast was great and gave great performances. While not overly done, I really wish action movies would stop bouncing the camera. These actresses and stunt performers are performing amazing scenes and it would be great if their performance was captured without the need to shake the camera. The movie had the right amount of humor and drama. 

There is an end of credit scene but no mid credit scenes. I recommend you watch all of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier prior to this movie as I feel there may be a connection. I have a feeling we will see something similar to Brian Michael Bendis 2009 comic story. I don't feel this is a spoiler unless you read comics or you look up the information. 

Rating

I would give this movie a HD rating. I recommend adding this to your collection when the price is under $15. I will update if I add this one to my collection. 

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