Black Widow

Name: Black Widow
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Released: July 9, 2021
Duration: 134 min
Rating: 68
Cast: Ahmed Bakare, David Harbour, Ever Anderson, Florence Pugh, Jade Ma

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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: July 9, 2021 | Unrated

Starring: Ahmed Bakare, David Harbour, Ever Anderson, Florence Pugh, Jade Ma, Liran Nathan, Martin Razpopov, Michelle Lee, Nanna Blondell, O.T. Fagbenle, Olga Kurylenko, Olivier Richters, Rachel Weisz, Ray Winstone, Robert Downey Jr., Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Scarlett Johansson, Simona Brown-Zivkovska, Violet McGraw, William Hurt, Yolanda Lynes

Summary: Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.

Director: Cate Shortland

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Rating: Unrated

Runtime: 134 min

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Karen Gordon

Jul 6, 2021

Shortland has given us a fast-paced movie with action sequences, character depth, and very subtle social and political subtexts about the way women are seen, treated and exploited in the world. Read full review

David Rooney

Jun 29, 2021

Whether the narrative is in amped-up overdrive or idling, the director and her magnetic cast keep us fully invested in their cautious reconnection and their ability to survive a series of life-threatening encounters. Read full review

Peter Travers

Jul 9, 2021

Even when bloated Marvel action robs the film of intimacy, Johansson digs deep into how her Russian assassin once felt outside the Avengers bubble. And Pugh deserves Oscar love as her pretend sister in this fab and fitting salute to female empowerment. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Jul 8, 2021

What really defines the film is meeting the title character's other "family," whose members are equal parts colorfully eccentric and lethal. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Jul 7, 2021

Black Widow represents the MCU looking back when it should be moving forward. Everything about the movie seems small, even the big action set-pieces. No doubt fans – and when discussing Marvel, there are a huge number of those – will be delighted to see the mega-franchise returning to the big screen but it would be a fallacy to consider this anything but a low-tier entry. Read full review

Simran Hans

Jul 10, 2021

The film spends scant time exploring the implications of these darker themes, and doesn’t attempt to understand the root of Dreykov’s god complex. Instead, it’s more comfortable in comedy mode. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Jul 2, 2021

Black Widow is what happens when movies abandon human values for the emotional deadness and emptiness of the superhero movie. Read full review

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DylanMiller

Jan 28, 2022

I've just finished watching it and to say I've enjoyed every part of the movie is an understatement. I've always wanted to see Natasha's own story as a movie and this is just perfect. This movie has the elements like humor,love ( in their own way) and ofcourse with quite black-widow styleI've just finished watching it and to say I've enjoyed every part of the movie is an understatement. I've always wanted to see Natasha's own story as a movie and this is just perfect. This movie has the elements like humor,love ( in their own way) and ofcourse with quite black-widow style action.Though I expected it to be a stand-alone movie with a timeline that didn't connect with Avengers and more of her past, this movie did justice to black widow and for the fans who have been waiting for ages.… Expand

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RioBreedlove

Jan 25, 2022

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sexisnice

Jul 9, 2021

Movie was good Florence Pugh was amazing
Solid character work and great acting by the cast

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Juan_Garcia

Feb 1, 2022

Classic Marvel movie, solid action scenes, quipy one liners, predictable plot with just enough twists to make it interesting. Florence Pugh is great, I hope we see more of her. I thought they could have made more of the Taskmaster, a villain with lots of potential that never really got toClassic Marvel movie, solid action scenes, quipy one liners, predictable plot with just enough twists to make it interesting. Florence Pugh is great, I hope we see more of her. I thought they could have made more of the Taskmaster, a villain with lots of potential that never really got to develop. But definitely worth a watch. I was glad to be back in the cinemas again, so much more atmosphere than streaming at home.… Expand

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HeroicAge616

Oct 25, 2021

Despite sometimes giving into tired tropes Black Widow manages to be an enjoyable spy and family story largely disconnected from the rest of the MCU.

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theredsky

Jul 17, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Before I get any hate for this rating, just know that I still really enjoy the MCU even if every so often, one of their films/shows falls flat for me. There is a lot of fun to be had here. This is the only Marvel film that had some good jokes and made me chuckle which is incredibly rare for a Marvel film. Florence Pugh and David Harbour bring a lot of great comedic timing to their performances that definitely elevates them from boring sidekicks. Their characters are actually interesting and feel much more involved in the story. I hope we get to see those two in the future again. Although their Russian accents do need a little bit of work. Scarlett Johansson is good. Her performance is fine. She doesn’t do a bad job but there is a lot to be desired especially considering this is her final appearance in the MCU (film wise not timeline wise). Rachel Weisz was fine as well but her character felt very forgettable and bland which sucks because she just falls into the background whenever other characters show up on screen. The main villain is absolutely awful. It’s honestly a contender for worst MCU villain. His motivations are almost nonexistent and he exists only to yell and exposit. The characters build up that he’ll be hard to kill but he just kinda dies without the influence of the characters which really defeats the purpose of them mentioning how hard he is to kill. Taskmaster is an interesting side villain but ultimately contributes nothing to the plot except as closure for Black Widow’s forgettable side mission. The action scenes are kinda bland. If this was an earlier MCU film it would feel a lot better but because the MCU has bumped out some great action scenes, this just feels flat and boring. The visual effects are really spotty. Sometimes they look good and sometimes they look really really bad but the visual effects are usually pretty good. The story is very forgettable. It revolves around Black Widow taking down the Red Room again but the sequence of events is so bland and forgettable. I can’t remember some sequence of events relating to the story. It was nice to hear a little bit more about the Budapest adventure but it makes me wish we had got that movie instead of this. I placed this above Ant-Man but below Captain America 1 in my MCU Ranking. If you like the MCU then you’ll probably enjoy this but if you aren’t super invested in this universe then you can skip this.… Expand

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RapidFire

Jul 9, 2021

Is it better than Captain Marvel? Absolutely but that's as far as I can go when it comes to praise for this pile of DOG SH! T that might have been ok as a phase 1 movie.... In fact we were asking for a Black Widow movie back then but nope we had Iron Man 2 the rushed mini avengers movie andIs it better than Captain Marvel? Absolutely but that's as far as I can go when it comes to praise for this pile of DOG SH! T that might have been ok as a phase 1 movie.... In fact we were asking for a Black Widow movie back then but nope we had Iron Man 2 the rushed mini avengers movie and the 2nd box office flop in the MCU after the 1st flop in the franchise The Incredible Hulk and even that film is better than this junk.

Is the movie ok? Yeah if your drunk.… Expand

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