With a screenplay that knows it should be silly, and two very charming leads, the result is as good this could possibly have been.

It is about seeing an actor we like playing a character we have enjoyed in a story that feels familiar. It is generally pretty fun to watch.

While it obviously doesn’t have the novelty of the original, it builds on its gorgeous world in clever and creative ways.

The result is thoroughly okay and instantly forgettable.

The emotions ends up being way too thin to survive being buried under the usual spectacle, fan-service and set-up for future properties.

Black Adam creates a potentially cool hero/anti-hero dynamic, then squanders it by putting him in a story that could star any superhero.

Beast is a thriller that only intermittently thrills, making it unsuccessful at its main aim.

While it is difficult to believe that people were clamoring for a Buzz Lightyear origin story, the one we’ve gotten is actually pretty good.

It is merely a bunch of hollow spectacle that is a far cry from the series’ entertaining beginnings.

It does look different. Otherwise, this resembles every other MCU product.