The Eternals (2021)

This movie is not really the best. Most of the points come from the visuals and diverse characters. The Celestial protruding from the Earth looks stripped right out of the comics and has major implications. It was also kinda fun to see the Starks on screen together for the first time in a decade. This movie was giving me 2 vibes I don’t really want in an MCU movie. Firstly, this is Oscar bait-level acting. It’s good acting but it's too Shakespearean drama-heavy. Secondly, the characters are essentially Kryptonian Justice League. Literally, if the Justice League all came from Superman’s planet, this would be it…directed by Zack Snyder of course. I honestly don’t know what I would change, but this movie is just hard to watch. The long runtime also didn’t do it favors. Endgame deserved a long runtime because of the scale and story needs. This is just complex for the sake of being complex. If you are a casual fan, skip it. If you are a Marvel die-hard, keep it in the MCU line up but don’t revisit unless you are rewatching Phase 4 or the MCU as a whole.

Story - 14%

Characters - 18%

Pacing - 12%

Spectacle - 19%

Entertainment - 12%

Total score: 75%

Grade scale:

90%-100% = must watch

80%-89% = solid, but could be better

70%-79% = Not terrible, watch if the characters or story interests you

60%-69% = only watch for completionist reasons

0%-59% = just skip it, I find the positives and they don't exist here