Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

For fans of cinematic spectacle, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings offers some of the best choreographed action sequences of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The first half of the film is better, and I liked it much more than I was expecting.

It's a strong debut for a new hero, injecting diverse blood into the MCU in a way that does not feel forced or hollow. I just think the overall film is still less than the sum of its more outstanding parts.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings at least continues the studio's track record of enlisting the talents of truly great artists. Here, that would be the commanding and charismatic Leung.

The picture rattles along with an unpretentious vigour too rare in the Marvel universe.

It's a good movie. It's got a plausibly fearsome villain by way of Leung, a nice ensemble of heroic personalities, and a dose of actually-poignant family drama undergirding all the rest.

At its best, The Legend Of The 10 Rings is a lot of fun – fast moving, lithe and very witty.

We have a film that serves as an important step in terms of improved global representation, but also serves as a spectacular rollercoaster ride full of enchantment and sentimentality.

After “Avengers: Endgame” (2019), MCU movies have been adequate, but not exhilarating whereas “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” leaves you wanting more because of the humor, character development, poignant, dynamic trajectory of the story

Tony Leung is as good as advertised, but the rest of this movie struggles to live up to that performance.