Thunder Force

Thunder Force

9/4/2021 1h 47m 5.5/10

Overview

In a world where supervillains are commonplace, two estranged childhood best friends reunite after one devises a treatment that gives them powers to protect their city.

Director

Ben Falcone

Top Billed Cast

Jason Bateman

Jason Bateman

The Crab

Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy

Lydia Berman

Pom Klementieff

Pom Klementieff

Laser

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

Emily Stanton

Melissa Leo

Melissa Leo

Allie

Bobby Cannavale

Bobby Cannavale

The King

Reviews

Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

5/9/2021

10/10

This movie made me laugh at a time when I needed to laugh. Wgat’s wrong with that? I think a lot of viewers, and not just paid critics who have to watch everything, started watching Thunder Force knowing they would hate it. Then they watched a few minutes of it and quickly slapped a low rating on it. I don’t think it is a 10 star movie, or even close, but I rated it that way for the same reason some people gave it a 1: because I can - Nyah-Nyah. But seriously, I wanted to offered at least one of the throwaway one-star ratings. This is not a serious superhero movie; it is not a plot-driven, thoughtful satire. It is a zany romp, a rollicking slice of slapstick. It is replete with physical humor, which is Melissa McCarthy’s forte, our 21st century Lucille Ball channeling Harold Lloyd. For the predominantly young men who totally trashed this, superheroing is serious business. Well, Marvel, DC universes, welcome to the Comedy Universe. We are sorry this film offends you, as we were regretful that My Spy offended the serious Bond or LeCarre fan - or maybe we aren’t sorry. I just watched the preview again and laughed where I laughed the first time. Life can be grim and like I said, sometimes you need a laugh. Hmm, is this still on Netflix?

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