Zachary Levi’s ‘Shazam!’ Is ‘Pure Superhero Entertainment’

Reviews are in for Zachary Levi’s “Shazam!” and most critics agree — it’s a “slick” and “entertaining” superhero movie, and “DC’s most joyful and sweet movie since the days of Christopher Reeve’s ‘Superman.’”

The DC movie starring Zachary Levi within the title function of an grownup superhero with the spirit of a 14-year-old gained’t be hitting theaters till April 5, nevertheless it’s already exhibiting indicators of blockbuster potential, due to phrase of mouth from impressed critics.

While one critic known as “Shazam!” the “slickest DC movie in years,” TheWrap’s personal movie critic Alonso Duralde says, “This new DC entry has a lovely lightness, both in the visuals and in its tone.” Overall, the movie at the moment holds a rating of 97 % on Rotten Tomatoes.

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“‘Shazam!’ is such an unexpected joy from start to finish — at a time when Hollywood is choking to death on all the superhero films that studios keep ramming down its throat, here comes one that looks at the genre in a different light and reconceives it on a human level,” mentioned IndieWire’s David Ehrlich. ‘Shazam!’ is well one of the enjoyable superhero motion pictures ever made.”

However, Entertainment Weekly‘s Chris Nashawaty wrote: “Whenever Levi is on screen […] the movie soars… ‘Shazam!’ is basically two movies in one. One with Levi and his wiseass foster brother (a fresh Jack Dylan Grazer), the other with Strong and all his snarling, computer-generated gobbledygook. And they both have the other in a headlock, wrestling for the soul of the story. I loved one, yawned through the other.”

“Shazam” follows foster youngster Billy Batson (Asher Angel), who’s chosen as “Champion of Eternity” by an historic wizard (Djimon Hounsou) and granted the flexibility to rework into the superhero Shazam (Levi). With the assistance of his foster brother and superhero fanatic Freddy (Grazer), Billy learns to grasp his powers and takes them out for a joyride however is pressured to get critical when his powers entice the curiosity of the twisted industrialist Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Mark Strong).

“Shazam” is directed by David F. Sandberg from a script by Henry Gayden, with Peter Safran producing.

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David Ehrlich, IndieWire: 

“‘Shazam!’ is such an unexpected joy from start to finish — at a time when Hollywood is choking to death on all the superhero films that studios keep ramming down its throat, here comes one that looks at the genre in a different light and reconceives it on a human level. It doesn’t break the mold so much as it plays with how flexible the mold can be. Warm, witty, and bursting at the seams with great characters, ‘Shazam!’ is easily one of the most fun superhero movies ever made; even after the euphoric ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,’ that’s still a low bar to clear, but it’s worth celebrating all the same.”

Lindsay Bahr, Associated Press: 

“OK, so it’s basically ‘Big’ with superheroes and villains instead of businesspeople and girlfriends, but director David F. Sandberg has infused his film with so much heart and charm that it hardly matters. Even the deficiencies, like the sluggish beginning and the random, ridiculous villains, fade away under a haze of goodwill because unlike so many big spectacle action pics with sequels in mind, ‘Shazam!’ actually sticks the landing.”

Hugh Armitrage, Digital Spy: 

“Back at midnight days of ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ and ‘Suicide Squad,’ the concept that DC would at some point convey us a pleasant, family-friendly comedy by no means even crossed our minds. Things began to lookup with ‘Wonder Woman,’ which combined some usually lame CGI blob-fighting with a genuinely stirring storyline (to not point out that…