Thunderbolts – Saturday 2rd May 2025

I’m one of those people that think Marvel should have gone on hiatus after Avengers Endgame; it was the perfect ending to that era of films, and they should have waited, not only to build audience anticipation, but also to figure out what the hell they were going to do?!

Instead, they went the ‘cash-grab’ route and dragged the brand through the mud with sh!t film after sh!t film, as well as mediocre shows on TV.

Still, as someone trying to keep the ‘movie-going’ experience alive, I feel duty-bound to go to the cinema whenever possible, and so, I watched Marvel’s latest offering, ‘Thunderbolts’.

It was actually alright!

Florence Pugh was by far the best thing about it! She really added likeability, as well as empathy to her character, not to mention some much needed humour! The way the rest of the characters bantered with one another was also quite fun, as well as the way they acknowledged that none of them were ‘prime’ characters or characters in their prime; especially given how Marvel has spent the past five years trying to pass off bottom tier characters as top tier material.

I also appreciated that the story tackled the mental health crisis the world is currently facing. Covid was a nightmare that continues to haunt us (even if you emerged mentally/physically unscathed, you’re still paying for it through your taxes), and with the combined threat of avaricious Billionaires and Artificial Intelligence, we seem to be propelling ourselves towards a dystopia at ever increasing speed!

That said, the second half of the movie seemed quite dull compared to the first half, and the climax was anti-climactic to say the least.

Overall, it’s an ‘Okay’ movie, but better than anything Marvel has made in recent times. Worth checking out for some decent entertainment, but still not hitting the ‘pre-Endgame’ levels of Marvel movies.