![]() ![]() She brings her humour into this role, and it is a delight every moment she is on the screen.īut this is a film that is comfortable with both new and upcoming actors, as well as it is with showcasing the power of the old guard. She exists as the fish-out-of-water in both the underground assassin world and also the mystical world. Along with this is the joy that is Awkwafina’s Katy. He brings warmth and charm to what could have been a very dull character otherwise. He can turn from jokey to serious on a dime. I had seen him in minor roles like in The Expanse, but he cannot only anchor a tent poll film but also excel in it. First up, can I say that Marvel hit gold with Simu Liu. There are many places to start when looking at this film, but I want to start with the casting. It is a quiet life, right up until they get attacked on a bus by a bunch of goons sent by his father. In the modern-day, their son Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) goes by Shaun and works as a valet in San Francisco with his best friend Katy (Awkwafina). He and Ying Li (Fala Chen) go home and start a family, but it ends in tragedy. He didn’t expect to find one that outclassed him in every way or that he would actually find love. At the gates to Ta Lo, he expected to find a guardian. In 1996, he started his mission to claim the one realm he had not concurred, but his expedition to Ta Lo failed with him being the only one alive. These rings gave him tremendous power and eternal life, and he used that to take control across the world, both actively and from the shadows. So to set the scene, we open with the story of Xu Wenwu (Tony Leung), who discovered a mystical set of ten rings. Thankfully those trepidations were for nothing as they have nailed it. But this time, Marvel was not just dipping their toes into this genre. ![]() Marvel has not had a good track record when delving into this realm, with Iron Fist being the low point, but even Dr Strange didn’t get everything right. I walked into Shang-Chi with a little bit of trepidation. ![]() Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Review – ![]()
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