Shazam!

Name: Shazam!
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Comedy
Released: April 5, 2019
Duration: 132 min
Rating: 71
Cast: Adam Brody, Andi Osho, Asher Angel, Cassandra Ebner, Cooper Andrews

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Warner Bros. | Release Date: April 5, 2019 | PG-13

Starring: Adam Brody, Andi Osho, Asher Angel, Cassandra Ebner, Cooper Andrews, D.J. Cotrona, David J. MacNeil, Djimon Hounsou, Faithe Herman, Grace Fulton, Ian Chen, Jack Grazer, Jovan Armand, Lovina Yavari, Mark Strong, Marta Milans, Meagan Good, Michelle Borth, Natalia Jaroszyk, Ron C. Jones, Ross Butler, Stephannie Hawkins, Zachary Levi

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Summary: We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s (Asher Angel) case, by shouting out one word—SHAZAM!—this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult Super Hero Shazam (Zachary Levi), courtesy of an ancient wizard. Still a kid at heart—inside a ripped, godlike body—ShazamWe all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson’s (Asher Angel) case, by shouting out one word—SHAZAM!—this streetwise 14-year-old foster kid can turn into the adult Super Hero Shazam (Zachary Levi), courtesy of an ancient wizard. Still a kid at heart—inside a ripped, godlike body—Shazam revels in this adult version of himself by doing what any teen would do with superpowers: have fun with them! Can he fly? Does he have X-ray vision? Can he shoot lightning out of his hands? Can he skip his social studies test? Shazam sets out to test the limits of his abilities with the joyful recklessness of a child. But he’ll need to master these powers quickly in order to fight the deadly forces of evil controlled by Dr. Thaddeus Sivana (Mark Strong).… Expand

Director: David F. Sandberg

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

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 132 min

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Frank Scheck

Mar 23, 2019

Proves so determinedly ebullient you begin to think they're pumping laughing gas into the auditorium. The most kid-friendly DC movie so far, the film is thoroughly entertaining. Read full review

The Playlist Russ Fischer

Mar 26, 2019

Shazam! is carried aloft by an exuberant performance by Zachary Levi as the title character, all muscles and wide-eyed naïveté. Read full review

Matt Donato

Mar 24, 2019

Shazam! proves that the DCEU has a sense of humor, can execute on it and *deliver* an electric punch of uber-fun comic book action, too. Heart, humor and heroics – can I get a hell yeah? Read full review

Chris Nashawaty

Mar 23, 2019

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. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Apr 3, 2019

In Shazam!, the positives outweigh the negatives. The film’s fresh aspects are strong enough to keep the stale ones at bay. Read full review

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

Mar 23, 2019

What is often the most businesslike part of a superhero origin story—establishing the hero’s powers — ends up becoming the most entertaining part of Shazam!, carried along by Levi’s fidgety, boyish charm. (Similarly, the inevitable climactic light-show showdown — a reliably butt-numbing staple of the genre—is surprisingly zippy.) Read full review

Oliver Jones

Mar 25, 2019

By the end, Shazam! feels like a corporate product that’s so thirsty for approval from all quadrants that it never ends up figuring out what it is. Read full review

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Deependra

Apr 5, 2019

Filled with humour, One of the finest DC movie since wonder woman.A perfect Example of how an all-rounder movie should be directed & produced. ZacharyLevi & JackDylanGrazer's charismatic performances , Humour, Action, VFX, direction Casting makes the movie electrifying stunning! ⚡⚡⚡

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kaptainKOPS

Jun 7, 2021

Brilliantly done. Art work, costumes are good matching the glow of the movie. Story is strong, matching the actual timeline.

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Brevemike

Apr 6, 2019

Surprisingly fun and engaging. Zachary Levi and Mark Strong put in near perfect performances and the entire cast has great chemistry. Kudos to the writers for creating an engaging backstory for both the hero and villain!
Go see!

5 of 8 users found this helpful53

LuciusMcGibbon

Jul 13, 2019

Yeah I was way more entertained by this movie than I had any business being. DC is actually standing on its own legs for the first time since they started chasing Marvel.

It delivers as a comedy, and for once it actually feels like somebody stopped and tried to make something unique out ofYeah I was way more entertained by this movie than I had any business being. DC is actually standing on its own legs for the first time since they started chasing Marvel.

It delivers as a comedy, and for once it actually feels like somebody stopped and tried to make something unique out of the subject matter. Also, I would like to congratulate DC on their first interesting villain since Zod. I normally understand that everybody has their tastes, but I'm genuinely puzzled to see that some people were disappointed with this movie. Indifferent, maybe... but to actually dislike it is weird to me.

The bus scene was a bit much though.… Expand

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Loues

Apr 8, 2019

Enjoyable, funny, relaxed and joyful, Shazam! is one of DC best movies in years.

3 of 5 users found this helpful32

Ahmedrizwan11

Jul 10, 2019

I really enjoyed watching this movie. However it had a predictable ending which could have been alot better

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reichjp

Apr 22, 2019

Absolutely the worst movie in 20 years! Way to go Warner Bros... Turned such a great opportunity with SHAZAM, into the worst 2 hours anyone from age 5 to 50 will waste! Pure Garbage!

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