Shazam! Fury of the Gods review: Helen Mirren and Lucy Liu looking cool can’t salvage pointless DC sequel
The IndependentGet our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shazam!, released in 2019, was the story of Billy, a teenage boy granted the ability to transform into an adult, off-brand Superman with the simple cry of the film’s title. His DCU could never decide whether it wanted to emulate Marvel or do the total opposite, so you’d get films embodying the very best and the very worst of recent comic book fare. It may not be practical to build an entire film around how sexy it is when Mirren casually adjusts her crown, but it’s also the only truly valuable thing Fury of the Gods has to offer. Jack Dylan Grazer, who plays Billy’s BFF Freddie, is asked to singlehandedly carry the entirety of the film’s emotional weight here – Angel having been largely jettisoned – and he does it extremely well.
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