I loved it. It was amazing start to finish. The after credits scene at the UN is the type of thing that gives you chills. The line about walls and bridges was an absolute dagger (read: gonna be a lot of butthurt about that).
Agree that the women stole the show. All three of the female leads were just stellar. I’d love to see Shuri matched up with Stark instead of Peter.
That said, I can absolutely see Boseman become the face of the MCU when RDJ and Evans hang it up. He has the presence. I know there’s been a lot of speculation about what comes after Infinity when those actors step away, but with Panther, Spidey, Strange, and Captain Marvel to come, the MCU has plenty left in the tank.
Okay, only criticisms:
Killmonger was very good, but I don’t feel he was in the film enough. Still think Loki is the best non-Netflix MCU “villain.” I say that in quotes because Marvel has done a better job of makings antagonists less generic (Killgrave, Kingpin, Loki, Zemo, etc). I would have liked just a tad more development of Killmonger.
Didn’t like taking Klaue off the board. He’s a great setup villain.
As good as the plot was, it DID smack of a Lion King rehash with a superhero slant. That should dissipate with Infinity War.
