Review – Shazam: Fury of the Gods

Other than a passing affection for the Saturday morning live action version from the mid 70s, I never thought much about Shazam as a kid. And other than the first movie in this set, I haven’t thought much about the character since. There’s just something about a child transformed into a superhero that seems aimed at an audience other than a guy in his 50s. Though I wasn’t surprised to find myself outside the target demographic, I was a little puzzled by the decision to spend the money to hire actual actors (Lucy Liu and Helen Mirren) to play the villains. Their performances notwithstanding, this is mostly effects-intensive goofiness. Mildly amusing