The martial arts choreography was outstanding (although again, overboard after the awesome bus scene), and the casting and performances were excellent, especially Leung, who pretty much carried the film on his shoulders. It's a shame, because the directing and cinematography were spot on, and great S/VFX - although a little overboard with the CGI i.e. The Marvel epic Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings rang up an estimated 71.4 million at U.S. It's as if they tried too hard to create the Asian version of Black Panther. But instead of a Marvel superhero story, we got a Disney evil vs good with dragons thrown into the mix. You'd think with three writers we'd have something cohesive and coherent. The funniest parts were Ben Kingsley's character, (of whom was in this for what reasons?) and the ending to go Karaoke - which was the only time I actually cracked a chuckle. There was zero shock value or anything spectacular in the entire runtime, with tedious long middle acts and a bumbling third act. Walt Disney and Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings ( review) was the top movie at the domestic box office for its fourth and presumably final weekend. Box Office Milestone: ‘Shang-Chi’ Is First Pic of Pandemic Era to Cross 200M Domestically. Then we have these ridiculous dragons fighting, where one scores some power crystals and becomes stronger! This is just infantile lazy writing. Marvel Studios 'Shang-Chi' is now this years biggest movie in the US with 196 million since its release. Then there's the whole daddy issues dynamic - Shang is with him, then against, then with etc. At the international box office, Shang-Chi is premiering in most overseas territories (excluding China, where it does not have a release date), where it looks to collect another 40 million. Sep 27, 2021, 11:22 AM Simu Liu stars as Shang-Chi. stupidity? Don't get me wrong, I love her, but her character was lazily written. Since when does Awkwafina's pedestrian character all of a sudden get invited to become part of the MCU team? What's her super power. The story was riddled with holes and plot issues.
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