If your looking strictly for a MCU film, this is overrated

Rating: 5/10 (22 February 2018)

I would recommend it for anyone wanting to view a movie with strong black characters and some rejection of stereotypes. It is rather brilliant on that aspect. However, if you're looking strictly for a super hero movie, you're going to be disappointed. The best action sequence is already in the trailer. Andy Serkis is completely wasted as a villain. He literally dies half way through the film, and not in any brilliant way. Every plot element has been used dozens of times before. They completely miss the opportunity to tell the back story of Erik Killmonger. Rather they explain it in narrative. They literally add a token white guy in Martin Freeman's character. He was totally irrelevant to the film, and you didn't feel like he connected Black Panther to the rest of the Avengers in any way. They make a point of mentioning he was a pilot, so you knew immediately that would play into the finale, but it is really forced.
I really, really, had high expectations based on a superior marketing campaign. And I understand the over the top reviews based on the significance of a predominantly black cast. But this movie comes no where near matching onscreen the hype off screen. If you want to watch a really, really good Marvel movie, you'll have to wait.