Eternals - Film Review

 

Hi folks

Went to see Marvel's latest film the other weekend - Eternals. A big Marvel CGI explosion.

I have to admit after Avengers: Endgame I'm not as interested in the Marvel movies that come after, except Spiderman - No Way Home and Dr Strange 2.  This film was one of those films I wasn't too eager to see as it had characters I'd not heard of before plus it is a big ensemble piece with 9 members in the team you hardly get to know.

With Avengers they introduced you to the characters slowly through they're own movies. This has made the mistake of DC's Justice League and plonking them all in one film together.

The Eternals are sent to Earth by the Celestials -giant godlike beings to protect humans from the monster Deviants.  They are immortal and don't age and the film centres on Sersi (Gemma Chan), Ikaris (Richard Madden - who should be the new Bond) and leader Ajak (the beautiful Salma Heyak). Others include the gorgeous Thena (Angelina Jolie).

Overall - I'm not going to give a run through of the film as it is nearly 3 hours long and has many characters and time jumps. It is standard Marvel fare with action set pieces, great CGI, an OK plot which mainly serves to set up most of Stage 4 in the MCU. There were some good stuff here but the middle slowed down and got boring.

Bels Score   -  8.5/10

My Score      - 7/10

Chat soon peeps!