Monday Movie Mania - Thunderbolts

DH and I went to see this flick a couple of weeks ago. Between the basement flooding and some other personal odds and ends, this is the first chance I've had to write up my review.


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PROS
1) Thunderbolts isn't your typical Marvel smash-'em-up. It's a rather thoughtful piece on the costs of mental health where to ultimately win the battle, the team can't fight, but help the so-called villain regain some sense of hope.

2) The writers did a lovely job of entertwining Yelena's (White Widow) battle with depression into Bob's (Sentry/Void) bipolar issues.

3) Julie Louis-Dreyfus was excellent as the evil head of the CIA DeFontaine, someone without morals looking for power and not caring how she gets it.

4) David Harbour was just as delightful here as Red Guardian as he was in Black Widow. The play of Red Guardian and Yelena odd familial relationship and ultimately forgiveness was awsome!

CONS
1) I didn't like that the screenplay focused on Bob's drug addictions. Oftentimes, someone suffering from bipolar disorders will attempt to self-medicate to alleviate their symptoms.

2) What was the point of bringing in Taskmaster is they were just going to waste the character? It made no sense.


Overall, Thunderbolts was one of the better, if not the best, MCU movies released since Avengers: Endgame. I give it 9 stars out of 10.