Eternals: What did you think?

Immediately marks the discharge of the twenty sixth instalment within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) – Eternals! Directed by Oscar-winner Chloe Zhao, the movie is getting an unusually harsh response from critics, who have a tendency to like the MCU. As of proper now, it’s acquired a reasonably unhealthy 49% ranking on Rotten Tomatoes, which is shockingly unhealthy for a Marvel movie. That stated, it doesn’t appear to have impacted enterprise but, with the movie scoring a muscular opening night gross on Thursday.

Right here at JoBlo, our personal JimmyO was cool on the movie, giving it a 6/10, with him praising the visuals however not an excessive amount of else. Our different critic, Matt Rooney, favored it extra, telling me he would give it someplace within the neighbourhood of an 8/10. I noticed it myself in the present day, and I gotta say – I didn’t look after it in any respect. Operating a punishing 2.5 hours, it’s lengthy and boring, with characters who didn’t transfer the needle a lot for me, regardless of the A-list roster of expertise. The exception, I’d say, is Kumail Nanjiani, who reveals a number of attraction right here because the Everlasting Kingo, who moonlights as a Bollywood star. Nanjiani additionally reveals some respectable motion chops ( I additionally favored Bollywood actor Harish Patel as his valet/sidekick). In any other case, I discovered it fairly boring for a Marvel film and nowhere close to pretty much as good because the current (kick-ass) Shang-Chi.

However, ultimately, what we predict doesn’t matter. What we need to know, expensive readers, is what you assume! So now’s your likelihood to tell us – have we been too harsh on Eternals? Is it higher than critics say? Or is it a uncommon Marvel misfire? Tell us within the feedback beneath! Additionally take a look at our interviews with Chloe Zhao and Package Harington beneath!