Plays it too safe

Rating: 7/10 (10 March 2018)

Black Panther is your average superhero movie with the mainly black cast being the only risk taken.
1. Standard high energy visuals with a mildly creative twist
2. Some incredibly predictable plot devices, most notably a) hero falls off a cliff into a river and doesn't die - epic comeback to follow and b) powerful group refuses to help and then shows up in the final battle to save the day
3. Poorly developed, almost placeholder romantic relationships
4. Black and white (forgive the pun) bad guys with the depth of tissue paper
Sad really because lurking just a few adventurous decisions away was one of the great superhero movies of all time.
Enjoyable but ultimately too safe.