This Oakland-centric film from writing duo Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal is unsubtle and uneven but teeming with the passion of a story that needed to be told.
No one is trying to reinvent the wheel here, but Tom Cruise and Christopher McQuarrie have gotten the Mission: Impossible series (mostly) back on track.
No one expected a Paul Rudd-led superhero franchise to exist, let alone be this enjoyable, but you can’t help but wonder if Marvel’s formula drags it down.
This massive Marvel mashup isn’t exactly a good movie, but a decade of excellent casting and character development makes it far more fun and cohesive than anyone thought possible.
