10 Awesome Movies That Fail In The 3rd Act

10. Shang Chi & The Legend Of The Ten Rings

There's a very strong argument to be made that Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is the strongest feature-length entry into Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

It provides a fantastic introduction to the title character (Simu Liu), offers up one of the MCU's all-time strongest villains in Wenwu (Tony Leung), and boasts a bevy of thrillingly kinetic, visually stunning action sequences.

But as has been a consistent problem with the MCU ever since its inception, in an attempt to give audiences an epic climax, Shang Chi goes a little too big for its own good in the final stretch.

Because having Shang Chi battle Wenwu apparently wasn't enough bang for the viewers' buck, the final fight sees Shang Chi riding a Chinese dragon called the Great Protector in order to battle the soul-eating dragon known as the Dweller-in-Darkness.

Yet as per the MCU's infamously time-constrained productions, that concluding fight is an eyesore of lackluster, blurry CGI and goofy, unconvincing physics.

In a film with so much gorgeous, grounded action, it really didn't need to wrap up with a boring digital monster slug-fest.

The MCU desperately needs to take stock of the fact that not every movie needs a chaotic CGI clash, and sometimes smaller scale fights are far more satisfying.