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My excitement level was truly on HIGH when I heard this movie was going to be made.  Shazam, was my first ever favorite superhero.  I followed the developments of this one closely.  From the casting to the wrapping of filming.  Every step of the way I was pleased with what was happening… and then I saw the film.

I’m giving director David F. Sandberg a standing ovation for the film he’s given us.  Taking the much-needed risk and going in a different direction than the other films in the DCEU was a great call.  As well as keeping this story very simple.  You won’t need to know anything about these characters beforehand, it guides you through it with ease.

We got a nice balance of both Billy and Shazam’s journey’s.  Meaning, Billy was on his own as a foster kid searching for the mother who abandoned him as a young child.  Shazam, would he wind up being a superpowered panhandler or would he use his powers to help others?  Director Sandberg did a great job letting us see both of those stories without shortchanging us on either one.

And the best part of it all, even though some may think different, it was really funny.  I found myself laughing out loud more than a few times.  That was a welcome change to the darker DC films we’ve been given in the past.

As a long time fan of Shazam and DC superhero characters, I think others will be just as happy with this one, just like me.  And hopefully, the surprise at the end of the film is a sign that some DC heroes aren’t done just yet.

Right from the get-go of this movie, we realize this is not going to be your typical family film.  Although the Bevis’s would appear to be a dysfunctional clan, in reality, they are the typical loving family that supports each other through thick and thin… they just have a different way of showing it, in the form of a piledriver.

But I like how this wasn’t just a “wrestling” movie, the really made sure to capture bond that the family has with each other.  Especially between Paige and her brother Zak.  The two youngest members of the family.  They had the same dream, she receives the opportunity to realize her dream, he doesn’t.   Creating a wedge between the two, when it’s obvious that they each need each other to make it on the new path they must now travel.

This is definitely a great film that I look forward to seeing again.  After all, a story that is fun and funny as well as inspiring is one that should be seen more than once.

Usually, when you have a cast of this caliber, you get something unbelievably amazing.  On a rare occasion, you get something totally disastrous.  In Serenity, we got disastrous.  I think this is one of the few times I actually thought, when it was over, WTF was that???

As the movie begins, with Matthew out of his boat, I got a kinda Moby Dick/Old Man And The Sea vibe.  Except his character was infatuated with a giant tuna that has apparently eluded him for some time.  As the story goes on, you realize things that are being said and done will all have some sort of meaning down the road.  So they were immediately trying to set up the twist at the end.  But when Anne’s character shows up, then with her husband soon after, it takes a huge nosedive from there.

The story, even though they tried, never really felt thrilling or mysterious.  I was curious to see how it was all gonna end, but not because it excited me… mostly cause I just wanted it to be over.  When the twist was finally revealed, I couldn’t help to think back at to some things we saw earlier in the film and think… well that’s gross.  LoL

I think this might have been a better book than a movie and not one that I would recommend seeing anytime soon.