Black Widow
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Black Widow – 2021 (Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi)
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– “Spider-Man: Far From Home” was released in theaters 737 days before “Black Widow,” resulting in the most prolonged delay between two Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films since the gap between “The Incredible Hulk” and “Iron Man 2” (693 days.) This time around was a bit different, being as though it was due to a worldwide pandemic. We also were given two entire MCU series (“WandaVision” and “Falcon and The Winter Soldier”) on Disney+ as well as almost the entirety of a third one (“Loki”). On that note, this is also the first time in history that we’ve received two MCU offerings in the same week, the newest episode of “Loki” and “Black Widow.”
“Black Widow” had a lot of time to sit on the shelf, and I’m sure it was tweaked in editing, effects, etc., from its original release date in May of 2020 to its current July 8th, 2021 date. I was honestly worried about this film, especially back during its original set date of release. I thought it was odd that Scarlett Johansson’s solo movie was long overdue. It felt like this would be more of a make-good rather than the film that she deserved.
I most definitely enjoyed the film, but at the same time, I felt like it was primarily fan service. I tried my best to be open-minded, and yet I feel like I couldn’t. This may well be the last time Johansson portrays Black Widow on-screen (although knowing the MCU, nothing is necessarily forever.) This is unfortunate as one of the founding members of The Avengers deserved better.
I had mixed emotions about the cast. Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Rachel Weisz are all proven actors with a strong history on screen. Pugh is easily my favorite actor of the group; I appreciate all of their work, but I think that Pugh has the most potential future in the MCU, and I’m very much looking forward to it.
“Black Widow” shocked me with the humor they were able to weave into a darker overall story. The action scenes were pretty standard Marvel level, along with the CGI that we’ve come to expect from these films. The part that hit me hard was that it seems like they held back on the darker aspects of the “Red Room” and the “Widow” program. I was hoping for a deeper dive into what so many of the comments about Budapest meant, the flashbacks to Natasha’s (Black Widow) training in the Red Room, etc. However, we were left with the standard Marvelesque style film, which isn’t to say it was terrible. I obviously wouldn’t have rated it as highly as I did if I didn’t enjoy it.
The future of the MCU is as exciting as ever; there are even rumblings that some of Natasha’s “family” will show up at some point in the future of the MCU.
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” “Eternals,” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home” are all slated for release this year alone. As well as a few more Disney+ series as well, this bodes well for those who like the shared universe model. For those that don’t, I don’t have much to say, other than you may want to put your blinders on and hope that you can focus on other films.
Where to watch: In theaters and streaming (for an extra $30 fee)
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I wanted more from this movie,it definatly could have just been a mini series.
I feel like David Harbour’s character stole the show.
I thought this was pretty generic and by the numbers with some bad CGI for a marvel movie. Not a big superhero fan but this is one I will not be rewatching
I agree with American Fiction.. Generic and I feel like some of these movies are losing steam with ideas.