Black Panther Reviews: 12 Early Reactions You Need To See

4. Coogler Has Done Incredible Work

Whenever a director with a very personal creative vision joins the MCU, there's inevitably some cynicism about how that individuality will work in something as apparently homogenous as the franchise. After all, there's a very clear idea of what Marvel movies should be, and even auteurs will probably end up being swallowed up.

Even Taika Waititi's expressive creativity in Ragnarok was accused of dilution, but from these early reactions, it seems that Ryan Coogler is all over this movie and he's pulled off another success...

And are we seeing the emergence of another dream team of actor/director?