I LOVED IT! ❤️ Top Tier Spy-Thriller. It's an action-packed, emotional and touching story delving deep into Natasha Romanoff, her past, and her family. Thrilling action, settings and characters - accompanied by an incredible score by Lorne Balfe, easily one of the best soundtracks in CBM. Black Widow ⧗.. is nothing short of a masterpiece.
[In Depth Review, Spoilers begin here on]
It's a shame experiencing it be unnecessarily mistreated, all of which is rooted in an obvious disinterest for a female solo film to begin with, but masked by ridiculous attempts at excuses like a 3 second long poorly done CGI scene.
The story successfully takes material from Natasha's character in the previous MCU movies, answering unanswered questions about her past, but also builds on her legacy and gives more meaning to her sacrifice.
Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff is as always, a strong, brave, humble-at-heart, touching character. Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova sets new ground, her character is naive and also humble-at-heart. The sisterhood between them touches your heart. Rachel Weisz as Melina Vostokoff was pretty good too, she wasn't present for all too long but she made her impact as the mother well enough, she helps build Nat and Yelena as people with her quote 'Pain only makes you stronger' being continuously revised by them throughout the film. David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov (The Red Guardian) was quite a joy, he lightens up the movie right before it gets way too deep or emotional, he's charismatic with his role and keeps the mood up while also representing a bold, strong and fierce man, who eventually chooses to fight for his family as long as he could (fresh from prison, lack of physical activity and practice lead to weak stamina). Olga Kurylenko was an interesting choice for Antonia Dreykov (Taskmaster), she barely had an appearance, but she was part of Nat's past that troubled her, a past she seeks to (and successfully managed to) settle down and fix. Taskmaster's theme is DARK AND DEEP. It's one of the strongest villains' themes I've heard, it's threatening and dark, fits perfectly, and gives me chills with her suit and theme together. Would gladly love to see Olga as Antonia (Taskmaster) again in any MCU production.
The CGI is epic, and the choreography for all the fight scenes, especially the ones involving Nat and Taskmaster are GREAT. The soundtrack, even after months, I'm still obsessed with. Lorne Balfe did an awesome and godly work with the UNFORGETTABLE SOUNDTRACK. Every track blends so perfectly with the scene. Whether that may be a triumphant scene (for example, Alexei escaping prison), an emotional scene (for example, Yelena Belova's mental breakdown at the dinner table or slightly later, the conversation between Melina and Natasha while alone) or a threatening appearance (for example, Taskmaster first scene at the bridge or every scene involving Taskmaster's theme) or an epic final sequence (for example, Nat skydiving into freefall as Yelena unconsciously falls off into danger).`
Every aspect of this film is pure gold, for me. I've watched this 6 times already, and it always feels fresh and epic. It's easily my favorite and m comfort movie. Thank you to all the cast & crew that worked for this film, that will forever remain in my heart. ❤️