Black Widow review: A valiant but chequered attempt to do right by Marvel’s first female Avenger
3 years, 8 months ago

Black Widow review: A valiant but chequered attempt to do right by Marvel’s first female Avenger

The Independent  

Get 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. Of all the heroes in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, it’s Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow who deserves the biggest apology from her creators. Black Widow is a valiant but chequered attempt to do right by the legacy of Marvel’s first female Avenger. Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova are pseudo-sisters from their time in the Red Room, which turned young girls into trained killers Johansson, meanwhile, does the best she can with the material, though her humanity tends to come out in smaller details – like a scene of her, alone, watching Moonraker and mouthing along to the terrible puns. There’s one standout scene where Yelena and Natasha, much like Charlize Theron in Atomic Blonde, tear a city apartment to pieces as they fling assorted homeware at each other’s heads.

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