Great Friday Night Movie

Rating: 7/10 (4 April 2018)

I went to go this movie with my friends about 2 weeks ago. We had heard no bad reviews of the movie besides the occasional "spite" reviews, so I started to get some high expectations. I decided to just let myself see it through the eyes of just another comic book fan, and in that regard, it definitely succeeded. Cool fights, interesting characters, kinda the works for Marvel.
My biggest concern was the obvious political implications surrounding the movie. No one can deny this film definitely sparked controversy in that department, however, to the films credit, it was very legit. Aside from one line that I felt was a little gratuitous, it kept the politics strict to the story. Even the villain had an obviously horrifying plan that was recognized as psychopathic and induced mostly by trauma and the seething resentment he felt towards The Black Panther.
Outside of all that, the movie seemed mostly above average. It doesn't have the mass appeal that I thought it would have, and some scenes seem very lackluster. I also hate how they typecast Forest Whitaker!! Ever since his role as Saw Gurera in Rouge One, he seems to have the same demeanor and overall role here. A side character whose importance is only to move the main character towards they're so-called "destiny" only to die horribly half-way through the film!! He is a good actor, and I really wanna see someone give him some major role in a film one of these days.
Here's my end results for the film:
Story:7
Characters:8
CGI/special effects:7
Dialogue/script:7 (became kind of predictable)
Acting:9 (honestly my favorite thing about the movie)
Action:7