Rating:
9 out of 10, I was a little leery going into this figuring it might be overly
Asian-centric and overdoing political correctness. I shouldn’t have worried as
this turned out to be the best movie I’ve seen so far this year, exceeding even
Marvel’s usual lofty standards. A great deal of the credit goes to the cast who
were prefect, charismatic and connective with the audience. The lead actor,
Simu Liu, was very impressive both in the incredible physical requirements,
which literally comes from nowhere, very suddenly, as well as the deep emotions
the part required. Awkwafina is along bringing her usual quirky humor but she
proves she can do so much more. It was an interesting, multilayered plot laden
with Marvel’s usual state of the art special effects. A very complex family
story where the two mildly super-human parents produce two very special
children, a boy and a girl. The boy, as an adult, is hiding out in San
Francisco, the very best place for a monumental car chase, which happens very
early. He is drawn back to China for a confrontation with his father with the
fate of the world in the balance (this is Marvel after all). I loved the movie
and very early I forgot it was Asian focused, the story and the actors won me
over utterly, much in the same fashion as Black Panther did for
African-Americans. Good is good and this was better.
MVP:
Liu as the title character, kicking ass and taking names
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