Shazam! review



Meet  Billy Batson a young boy who at a very young age got separated from his mom at a county fair. Time passes and after his mom never returned to find her son Billy is placed into foster home after foster home each time running away to try and look for his real mom. The first time we see Billy at age 14 is after he tricks some cops so he can use the database inside one of their cars to track a license plate number that he reckons belongs to his mom. The search continues until he is placed in a new foster home. A group foster home with 4 kids, one grown up and 3 others to keep him company. Special shout out has to go to Freddie who becomes really good friends with Billy. He represents the nerd in all of us perfectly. Oddly enough though Shazam! doesn't start with Billy's story but rather with the villain's origin. The would be Dr Sivanna who is played by Mark Strong. It is a young Sivanna who firsts interacts with The Wizard who grants Billy Batson the power from his magical staff which really interested me.

Speaking of Sivanna he grows up and years later we see him literally obsessed with what he saw on that night. He has his entire company working to find answers and when they do he takes what he thinks is rightfully his. Mark Strong is great here throughout and while not perfect he is genuinely scary at times and bounces of Zachary Levi's grown up hero perfectly. Speaking of Zachary Levi he plays the role of the titular hero almost too perfectly at times. He's funny, charismatic and everything you'd associate with Shazam! but he also offers the traits of a young boy in a grown up's body so well. He's confidence lacking, not willing to stand up for what's right because he's too scared and timid in the face of Sivanna when the duo eventually meet. The final battle isn't huge in scale like say Man Of Steel but it's close and offers a big challenge for Billy.
                              

Shazam! is a fun and thrilling adventure that if I had to compare it to any other movie it would be Tom Hanks in Big. It's almost like that movie but if Hank's character woke up as Superman. It's a joy to watch and is totally different from any DC movie before it. David Sandberg has done a terrific job here and even showed off his horror skills once or twice which was nice. Shazam! is fun for all the family and something you really need to see. Just say the word huh?? will amazing suffice?

★★★★

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