Ce 36e Long film of the Marvel studios-and whose asterisk is wanted-highlights the talents of Florence Pugh and Julia Louis-Dreyfus (as well as Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, Olga Kurylenko, Lewis Pullman, Geraldine Viswanathan, David Harbour and Hannah John-Kamen), without causing action and waterfalls.
Director Jake Schreier sets the tone from the start of Thunderbolts*, Yelena (Florence Pugh) crossing a dark period. At the bend of a mission entrusted by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), she comes across Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen), Taskmaster (Olga Kurylenko), John Walker (Wyatt Russell) and a man named Bob (Lewis Pullman), an amnesiac with exceptional powers-but his depressive side- transforms into void.
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This apparently poorly matched troop – which decides to be called the Thunderbolts – then adds the muscles of Red Guardian (David Harbour), while Buckey Barnes (Sebastian Stan) assumes command. Quickly realizing that Valentina absolutely wants to kill them, the members of the Thunderbolts – New Avengers – try to defeat it.
If the main lines of the scenario resemble all the Marvel, the Manichean side has been made significantly more subtle, the public experiencing a certain sympathy for the character of Bob, alias Sentry then Void, and Yelena showing empathy and compassion for him. Again, the character of Valentina is not just a high Roublarde official, Julia Louis-Dreyfus gives him nuances which are reminiscent-all guarded-Jack Nicholson in the Batman de Tim Burton.
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A five -star distribution
Marvel has always chosen talented actors for roles that may not ask so much, and it is enough to remember the choice of Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man in the eponymous feature film of 2008 to say that it is an inspired decision, which has been continuing since. Florence Pugh brings an indisputable depth to Yelena, just like the other members of the team, among whom we will mention in particular the always fun David Harbor and the no less sympathetic Sebastian Stan.
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And what about the director Jake Schreier (see his moving Robot et Frank), without whom this Thunderbolts* would not have been so intimate and moving (we will obviously be parallel with Black Panther to which Ryan Coogler brings a political dimension which still makes it, in my opinion, the best Marvel to date) and which has been entirely right to have the scenario rewrite. The whole is, of course, skillfully highlighted by the different teams, from photo direction to sets through the visual effects.
Oui, Thunderbolts* is a film with a great deployment, but which has lost none of its humanity, and whose scenes we will appreciate in Imax format.
And the asterisk, will you ask? … She refers to a note on the poster of the film which indicates that “the Avengers are not available”.
Note: 3.5 out of 5
Thunderbolts* Reconciles lovers of Marvel with superheroes from May 2.
