Black Panther Review: 9 Ups & 1 Down

by Jack Pooley

1. It Feels Totally Different To The Rest Of The MCU

Black Panther T Challa
Marvel Studios

Above all of this, Black Panther really does feel like a wildly different beast to anything else in the MCU. From the heightened look of the film to the intensity of the performances and the deep dive into a wholly unique culture, it's absolutely not just another enjoyable yet forgettable MCU romp.

This is exactly the sort of movie the character deserved: it is a center-piece effort for the franchise overall, with there being nothing else remotely like it in the franchise.

If you were worried that the trailers were just presenting shiny window dressing and the final product would be a more reined-in, conventional superhero movie to appeal to mainstream white people, fear not. This feels like a "black movie", if you like, in every sense, and hasn't made any cynical compromises along the way.

What are you expecting from Black Panther? Shout it out in the comments!

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