Black Panther Review: 9 Ups & 1 Down
4. The Fantastic Ensemble Cast
This film has unquestionably one of the most celebrated casts of any MCU film to date, beginning with Chadwick Boseman, who continues to be a casting masterstroke for the mighty, conflicted King T'Challa.
Elsewhere, the clear stand-outs are Michael B. Jordan as the ferocious Erik Killmonger, Danai Gurira as T'Challa's chief bodyguard Okoye and Letitia Wright as T'Challa's sister Shuri, while Andy Serkis hams it up for the cheap seats as secondary villain Ulysses Klaue, Lupita Nyong'o brings plenty of gravitas to T'Challa's love interest Nakia, and Martin Freeman is hilariously incredulous as Everett Ross.
Also of surprising note is Winston Duke, who steals several scenes in the role of M'Baku, the leader of Wakanda's mountain tribe. He's in the movie for just a few minutes, but he gets some savage one-liners, and Duke knocks them out of the park.