US Edition‘Thunderbolts’ Review: Action, Laughs & Just a Bit Too Much Runway
- Marvel Studios released Thunderbolts, an MCU film about criminals banding together, premiering on May 2, 2025, and directed by Jake Schreier.
- The film follows Valentina Allegra de Fontaine's CIA-directed covert operations after impeachment proceedings, leading to a team of antiheroes including Yelena Belova.
- Thunderbolts balances action and humor with creative fight scenes, but depends heavily on existing MCU context from prior films and Disney+ series for full understanding.
- Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova stands out for her deadpan humor and central role, while the film features polished visuals, tight choreography, and a run time over two hours.
- Though the plot sometimes feels thin and the film plays favorites, Thunderbolts offers a satisfying mix of action and emotional themes, setting up future MCU storylines.
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‘Thunderbolts’ Review: Action, Laughs & Just a Bit Too Much Runway
Source: Courtesy / Marvel Studios Marvel’s Thunderbolts delivers exactly what fans have come to expect. There’s high-stakes action, snappy one-liners, and a team-up of morally grey anti-heroes that keeps things entertaining from start to finish… well, almost. Read our thoughts on the film ahead of its release. From the opening sequence, Thunderbolts wastes no time reminding us that Marvel knows how to command the screen. The combat choreography …
'Thunderbolts' Review: Benchwarmer Avengers, assemble
An odd realization came over me while I was sitting through the fourth or fifth “bickering-as-banter” scene in a row during the first half hour of Jake Schreier’s Thunderbolts*: What, exactly, makes this different from your average superhero team-up movie? Modern caped-crusader cinema has a surplus of these types of features and very little of the ideal prick they’re supposed to kick against. Sure, there’s the Suicide Squad and Guardians of the …
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