Here is My Movie Review of Thunderbolts*

 

Here is My Movie Review of Thunderbolts*

Now when this movie was announced I was not looking forward to it I was like do we really need this do we really need all these nothing characters. That didn't really contribute much to the MCU in a film together. Also the trailers did not interest me, they just looked really dumb and I was like this is going to be a really bad MCU film. But let me tell you this film really shocked me. I end up loving this film because it actually did something that I've been wanting from the MCU  for a long time: focus on the drama and not on the silly MCU comedy. Now this film does have comedy but It focuses on the drama and the idea of being lonely and depressed. But the jokes were relatively funny. They were still entertaining and really fun but this one wasn't overstuffed with jokes because  this film takes itself a lot more seriously.

So basically what happens is that you have Yelena Being sent by Valentina go into the vault and kill whoever is in there but when Elena gets there she finds other people in the Vault and at first they try to kill each other. But then they figure out that Valentina is up to something and they have to stop herBut then they meet This guy named Bob And he joined their team but the thing is he had a very dark and Sinister personality. Called the Void which is his depressing side of him that decides to come out and cause  chaos and destruction throughout New York City it's up to Yelena and her team To take down The Void and have Bob Battle through his trauma and try to control it. That is basically what the storyline is for this film. I have to say at first I thought going by the trailers the storyline would be really bad but surprisingly it was a lot more tragic and a lot more incredible than I thought it would be because this storyline is about stuff like loneliness and being depressed because it is a really good theme for an MCU film and this film executes it tremendously. 

The acting in this film I have to say at first I thought the performance of the warrant going to be really good but I got to say this I was completely wrong the performances or tremendous in fact this is the best acted film in the MCU phase 5 because every single actor is giving it they're all and this is probably the best acted film in the MCU post end game. 

Now the performance. I really want to talk about  Florence Pugh as Yelena  because in Black Widow I thought she was okay in that film. I thought she did an okay job as the character. But I have to say in this film she gives her best performance in the MCU because he just gives such a raw and really captivating emotional performance. Now the character of Yelena is tremendous because in Black Widow I thought she was okay. I thought like she's entertaining but she's not the best MCU character post end game. But I have to say in this film she is tremendous because she has a very dramatic backstory that they dive into  because you find out that she accidentally got a little girl killed by a KGB Soldier and that traumatized Yelena really badly because she didn't want to conquer her fears and confront her past. The scene where Yelena goes into the Void and she sees herself getting that little girl killed it's one of the scariest moments in the entire film because she feels guilty that she got a little girl killed by a russian soldier. It is probably one of the most tragic moments of the entire film. The chemistry between her and Wyatt Russell, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Sebastian Stan, David Harbor, Lewis Pullman, Hannah-John Kaman Is tremendous. You can tell that all these actors have tremendous chemistry with one another.  

Wyatt Russell comes back as John Walker / U.S Agent In the film. It was really incredible because I actually thought he was the best thing about the Falcon and the Winter Soldier because even in parts where that show was not working  John Walker/ U.S Agent was the highlight of the entire show. I have to say in this film he gives his best performance as the character. You can just tell that Wyatt Russell poured so much heart and emotion into this performance. Now the character of John Walker/U.S agent is probably the funniest character in this entire film because his humor was actually really funny and really entertaining but they do give him a dramatic backstory in this film they actually add stuff that wasn't in the Falcon and the Winter Soldier and I think that was tremendous of How they made U.S Agent a better character in the MCU. The scene where john Walker/ us agent said that he is Captain America and Ava Star / Ghost doesn't believe that he is Captain America is not only really funny but it makes sense because he wasn't even the original Captain America it'll Steve Rogers and yet the way that Ava Stars / Ghost kind of makes fun of him saying that he's a fake Captain America was the funniest moment of the entire film. But the thing I really love is where John Walker / US agent guilds in the void and he sees a flashback of himself have an argument with his wife because she wants them to take care of their son and he's kind of ignoring the baby he doesn't want to pay attention to it even though he does say that he is paying attention. But there's actually a really good reason why he was closed off is because he accidentally killed an instant man with his shield so he is traumatized by it and that is why he looks at his phone and it is much like the stuff with Yelena is one of the most depressing moments of the entire film because you really feel bad for you as agent in this film. The chemistry between him and Florence Pugh was magnificent. 

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Comes back as Valentina in the film. I have to say it was really interesting to have her come back because we haven't seen her in the MCU sense Black Panther wakanda forever was l the last time we saw her and in that movie she was just a setup character she didn't really do much. But I have to say she does a glorious job in this movie because she actually has a lot more to do than she did in Black Panther Wakanda Forever. Now the character of Valentina is really interesting because when you first saw her in the MCU. We all thought that she was good, like she wanted to help people. But surprisingly no she had her own evil plans in the film and it's really dark because she sends Elena out on a mission To kill someone but then they find out that they were sent to the vault to kill one another Because Valentina does not believe that these Characters can change because you believe that they're all bad they're all criminals that deserve to die. To be honest Valentina might be the most vile and one of the most cruel villains in the MCU. The scene where she tells Bob/Sentry to kill the Thunderbolts is a really dark and very brutal sequence because she wants all those bones to die. She doesn't believe any of them can change because she says they're all villains and villains don't change. It is probably the most nail binding and one of the most chewing moments of the entire film. The chemistry between her and Florence Pugh Is magnificent. 

Hannah-John Kaman reprises her role as Ava Starr/Ghost In the film. Now here is the thing. I was not looking forward to this film and keep in mind this was actually the main reason why I decided to say this film because I enjoyed Ava Starr/Ghost in Ant-Man and the Wasp and I was like okay if the movie is not good. At least she will be the best thing in the film. To my surprise she still does a magnificent job playing the character and she hasn't played this character since 2018 and I have to say She still Has it because it feels like she has not missed a single beat as this character feels like she knew exactly what he was doing at the character. Now the character of Ava Starr/Ghost has not changed. She is still the same and you also feel bad for her because she is also experiencing loneliness. She just wants someone to spend time with  and she wants to help her team take down The Void and save New York. The scene where Ava Starr/Ghost  and the rest her team telling Bob not to sneeze not only was it really funny but it made sense because they were trying to climb out of the the vault .and if he sneezed there would fell right back down to the bottom it is probably the funniest moment of the entire film. The chemistry between her and Florence Pugh is tremendous. 

David Harbour reprises his role as  Red Guardian in the film. I have to say he still does a glorious job as this character because he was actually my favorite part in Black Widow. He was my favorite performance in that film even in parts where that movie was not working. David Harbour was still fun and entertaining  to watch. I have to think he probably gives one of the best performances and this Character who gives it a raw and incredible captivating performance. Now the character of Red Guardian Had not changed. He is still funny and entertaining and he really wants to help Yelena open up to her emotions and wants to help the rest of his team take down the void and say New York City. The scene where Red Guardian confronts Yelena Telling her that she has to confront her path and try to open up about her emotions it's probably one of the strongest moments between the two characters because Yelena is really closed off well red Guardian just wants to help her and he does apologize for not spending enough time with her and I thought that moment was one of the strongest moments of the entire film. The chemistry between him and Florence Pugh is fantastic. 

Sebastian Stan comes back as Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier. I have to say I have always liked him as this character in the MCU ever since he appeared in Captain America the First Avenger. He had always given a spectacular and remarkable performance as this character. Now in this movie that's no different because he still does a tremendous job as the character. In fact I think he gives one of his best performances as this character in the MCU. Now the character of Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier has not changed you know he is still really serious and I like how they make him a congressman but he is still is the Winter Soldier both physically because he still has his metal arm and at first he doesn't want to help Yelena and her friends because he doesn't help those but he does eventually have a change of heart and decide to help them take down The Void and save New York. The scene where Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier is fighting Century with the rest of his team and they really awesome action stick with because you'll think they will win but no essentially kicks all of their asses and he even rips off Bucky's entire arm and it they really Awesome and intense action see what's because they learn that they can't take down Sentry because he is way too powerful. It is probably one of the most intense and really fun action sequences of the entire film. The chemistry between him and Florence Pugh is magnificent.

However the absolute big standout on this entire film surprisingly is not Florence Pugh because don't get me wrong she is magnificent in this film. But the true stand out from the entire film is actually Lewis Pullman as Bob/ Sentry/ The Void Because it does such an extraordinary job essentially playing three characters because he plays the innocent but really tragic Bob. But he also plays the powerful and badass hero known as Sentry. Now he also played the very disturbing and very horrifying character The Void. Also Lewis Pullman gave a similar performance to Michelle Pfeiffer in Batman Returns where she played Catwoman and she essentially played different characters in one character. Now the character of Bob you really feels bad for him because he was experimented in the lab against his will, he had a horrible home life and he suffered through drug addiction. He's probably one of the most tragic characters in this entire film because he's gone through a lot of bad stuff. The scene where Bob talks to Yelena about being traumatized is what the saddest and one of the most heart-wrenching moments in the entire film because both of these characters went through traumatic origins Yelena accidentally killed a little girl and Bob had a horrible home life and he was addicted to drugs and he was Depressed all the time he wasn't happy. I think the bond between Bob and Yelena is the strongest aspect of the entire film. Now the character of Sentury is Bob's hero side because he is stronger than the Avengers Valentina why to use him to have him save the world without the use of the Avengers. The scene where Sentury is fighting the Thunderbolts is a really awesome and really amazing scene because he kind of betrayed them because they were friends like his alter ego Bob what their friend but Valentina was just using them so she can have Bob kill his friends in front of her. So she essentially blackmailed Bob into helping her with project Sentry. It is probably one of the most brutal and one of the most shocking moments of the entire film. But let's talk about The Void, the main villain in the film. I thought  he was going to be a generic and boring villain. But to my surprise no he is one of the scariest and best villains in the MCU because he represents depression and he wants to be alone with Bob and kill the Thunderbolts so he can torture and manipulate Bob for all eternity. I think his motivations make sense how the void wants to consume Bob and control him like a puppet and just abuse the crap out of him making his life even worse than it already was. The scene where The Void emerges is one of the scariest moments of this entire film because he emerges and shows Himself to the thunderbolts and starts banishing people to The Void is a really scary and really horrifying but really badass villain introduction scene in the MCU. I think The Void is one of the best villains in the MCU phase 5.  I think he is up there with Alvin Knuckles from Love Hurts as one of the best villains of this year so far. The Void is up there with Green Goblin as one of the best villains of the 2020s. The Rivalry between him and the Thunderbolts is tremendous because he want to psychologically torture them all and have them be trapped inside of him for all of eternity until they die. The chemistry between him and Florence Pugh is tremendous. They have awesome and extraordinary chemistry together throughout the entire film and it's probably one of the best chemistry of the entire year so far. 

However the best thing in this movie is actually the directing by Jake Schreier Now he directed the movie Robot and Frank and he did a magnificent job directing that film. He tackled really powerful and emotional stuff and it was really incredible how I did that in that film. Here that's no different. I think this is his best directed film he has ever directed because unlike Joss Whedon who directed Age of Ultron, he did a really bad job of directing that film because he just made everything into a joke. But he doesn't do that. He actually focuses on the heart and the drama of the film . He tackled the subject of depression and loneliness perfectly because all of these characters are depressed. You know Ghost doesn't have any friends. Yelena is guilty of killing a little girl. John Walker is disappointed in himself for not spending enough time with his kid and Bob is traumatized because he had a horrible life. He had a horrible home life he would experiment on. He was addicted to drugs and had trouble balancing his emotions. I think he did a terrific job of developing all these characters as well as tackling the subjects of being depressed and being lonely perfectly. 

So in conclusion I was really surprised with this film because I thought this movie was going to suck I thought it was going to be one of the worst MCU movies of all time. But surprisingly it turned out to be one of the best MCU films of all time. I also really love the story how it focuses on the subject of depression and loneliness because all these characters are emotionally broken because Bob had the worst of it. He Was addicted to drugs. He had a really bad home life he experimented on against his will. Also having the Thunderbolts team up and help Bob destroy his evil personality The Void is really interesting and I think this film is up there with Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 and turns out to have one of the best storylines in the MCU. I also think all the characters were terrific. The two standout characters were Yelena and Bob because I think their relationship is one of the strongest aspects of the entire film because they really care about each other because they both have a dramatic past. I also think The Void is up there with The High Evolutionary from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 as one of the best villains in the MCU. I think he is also up there with Alvin Knuckles from Love Hurts as one of the best villains of this year so far. I think he is also up there with Vecna from Stranger Things as one of the best villains of the 2020s. This is by far one of the biggest surprises of the entire year so far and I highly recommend you go see this movie theater and you will not be disappointed. I give this movie a 10/10.