What do critics think of Marvel’s “Shang-Chi”?

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According to critics, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings are worth it.

As Mashable’s Alexis Nedd writes, “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is an accomplishment as a standalone movie, if it wasn’t an MCU movie it would still be fantastic.”

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, this latest entry in the MCU features hero and martial artist Shang-Chi (Simu Liu), the franchise’s first Asian leader. Throughout the film, Shang-Chi has to deal with his complicated relationship with his family, especially his father Wenwu (Tony Leung), leader of the Ten Rings villains.

Shang-Chi has received praise for his talented cast and exceptional fight sequences, as well as his attempts to stray from MCU conventions. However, critics noted that the film could be bumpy at times and suffered from Marvel’s perennial “third act CGI battle” problem.

Here’s what critics have thought of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

A promising film that breaks the Marvel mold

Mashable, Alexis Nedd

[Shang-Chi] is a Marvel movie that doesn’t look like a Marvel movie, with a fresh, crisp tone that has a lot in common with 2015’s Ant-Man, which also felt like a departure from the franchise formula at the time.

Hollywood journalist Angie Han

Shang-Chi, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, attempts to shake up the Marvel formula by infusing it with martial arts action and fairytale fantasy and rooting it in Chinese and Asian American culture. . And while its disparate elements don’t blend together as easily as they should, they ultimately add up to a superhero movie that’s fresh and fun enough to be worth it.

IGN, Francesca Rivera

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings strikes a delicate balance: reflecting the complicated real-life conflict between first-generation Asian American children and the wishes of their immigrant parents while serving the dynamic action scenes for which the MCU is known to. Director Destin Daniel Cretton skillfully juggles these two lofty goals, registering an entry into the Marvel Universe that is both emotionally resonant and exciting enough to trump its sometimes patchy visuals and unsatisfied lore.

A phenomenal cast

Mashable, Alexis Nedd

Simu Liu is impeccable in the role of Shang-Chi. Every choice he makes on-screen transforms Shang’s character from a hero most people haven’t heard of, to an invaluable personality the MCU can count on for years to come. Liu is so good at defining Shang’s outward charm and inner turmoil that his cast has the miraculous quality of Robert Downey Jr.’s groundbreaking role in Chris Evans’ first Iron Man or Captain America.

The AV Club, Katie Rife

At the end [Shang-Chi’s] the greatest assets are human. It refers to stunts, yes, but more often to Tony Leung, who exudes the type of movie star charisma that critics sometimes complain about is waning. Leung isn’t exactly in dispute here, but he brings soul to the emotional shallow depth of his character, a classic Marvel villain in the sense that he’s likable until he’s not.

Weekly Entertainment, Leah Greenblatt

[Marvel would] be foolish not to give Meng’er Zhang, as the fiercely observable sister of Shang-Chi, Xialing, his own spin-off, and Awkwafina, who spends at least a third of the film in a fanny pack and parachute pants lime green, the MO sardonic slacker polish has a high shine on one line.

Most convincing action

Mashable, Alexis Nedd

With an instantly lovable hero and one of Marvel’s best villains, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a truly great movie as long as the characters, hand-to-hand combat scenes, and family conflict remain at the center of it all. movie. That’s about 92% of the time. The remaining 8% is, quite frankly, shattering CGI nonsense that seems out of sync with the rest of the film and feels like studio executives recklessly stuffing the third act with shiny trash. So, you know, this is the end of a Marvel movie.

Collider, Matt Goldberg

When the movie hits its set, it really isn’t like anything the MCU has attempted so far. Of course, martial arts movie fans will see this as an old hat, but Cretton and his stunt team (led by the late great Brad Allan) have merged the kinetics and fluidity of classic kung fu movies with the worlds loaded with visual effects. Marvel to create something new and exciting.

SlashFilm, Hoai Tran Bui

Cretton has never been particularly renowned for his visual flair, coming from the indie world of character drama, but at least manages to keep the film visually cohesive (and in many wuxia-inspired moments, quite beautiful) even as it goes downhill. in CGI bombast. And while it falls victim to the dreaded CGI confusion of Marvel’s third act, Shang-Chi’s is one of the most forgivable, if only because it borders on complete fantasia.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is in theaters September 3.

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