SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS Arrives On Rotten Tomatoes At 69% With 40+ Reviews Counted

SHAZAM! FURY OF THE GODS Arrives On Rotten Tomatoes At  69% With 40+ Reviews Counted

The review embargo for Shazam! Fury of the Gods lifted earlier tonight, and while its Rotten Tomatoes score has been fluctuating, it seems to have settled at a so-so 69% (easy now).

By MarkCassidy - Mar 15, 2023 09:03 PM EST

The review embargo for Warner Bros. and New Line's Shazam! Fury of the Gods lifted earlier tonight (you can check out our verdict here), and while the response to the DC Comics sequel has been pretty positive overall, it doesn't seem to have won quite as many critics over as its 2019 predecessor.

The movie's Rotten Tomatoes score has been fluctuating pretty wildly (it doesn't help that the site is currently as glitchy as Ultron), but has now settled at around 69% with 45 reviews counted.

Most critics have praised the movie's cast and sense of humor, while noting that it doesn't quite match the first film's charm. The more negative reviews focus on the formulaic story, repetitive action, and... skittles (it'll make sense when you see the movie!)

Click here to read through the reviews for yourselves and keep an eye on the score.

Bestowed with the powers of the gods, Billy Batson and his fellow foster kids are still learning how to juggle teenage life with having adult Super Hero alter-egos. But when the Daughters of Atlas, a vengeful trio of ancient gods, arrive on Earth in search of the magic stolen from them long ago, Billy—aka Shazam—and his family are thrust into a battle for their superpowers, their lives, and the fate of their world.

From New Line Cinema comes Shazam! Fury of the Gods, which continues the story of teenage Billy Batson who, upon reciting the magic word “SHAZAM!,” is transformed into his adult Super Hero alter ego, Shazam.

Shazam! Fury of the Gods stars returning cast members Zachary Levi (Thor: Ragnarok) as Shazam; Asher Angel (Andi Mack) as Billy Batson; Jack Dylan Grazer (It Chapter Two) as Freddy Freeman; Adam Brody (Promising Young Woman) as Super Hero Freddy; Ross Butler (Raya and the Last Dragon) as Super Hero Eugene; Meagan Good (Day Shift) as Super Hero Darla; D.J. Cotrona (G.I. Joe: Retaliation) as Super Hero Pedro; Grace Caroline Currey (Annabelle: Creation) as Mary Bromfield / Super Hero Mary; Faithe Herman (This Is Us) as Darla Dudley; Ian Chen (A Dog’s Journey) as Eugene Choi; Jovan Armand (Second Chances) as Pedro Pena; Marta Milans (White Lines) as Rosa Vasquez; Cooper Andrews (The Walking Dead) as Victor Vasquez; with Djimon Hounsou (A Quiet Place Part II) as Wizard.

Joining the cast are Rachel Zegler (West Side Story), with Lucy Liu (Kung Fu Panda franchise) and Helen Mirren (F9: The Fast Saga).

The superhero sequel is set to hit theaters on March 17, 2023.

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Amaru
Amaru - 3/15/2023, 9:36 PM
You should never use that site as any kind of meter if the movie is going to be good or bad. I didn't dislike the first one and I hope this one ends up being good.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 3/16/2023, 4:57 AM
@Amaru - I agree. Atleast for the tomato meter. I use that as an indicator of the chance I'm gonna like it or not.

The average critic score often lines up with what I would give a movie for score as well though.
marvel72
marvel72 - 3/15/2023, 9:38 PM
Origame
Origame - 3/15/2023, 9:41 PM
@marvel72 - whether good or bad, I hope all movies have 69 as their critics score. No more, no less. We all deserve a good 69.
dracula
dracula - 3/15/2023, 10:21 PM
@marvel72 -
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 3/15/2023, 9:40 PM
Waiting for the usual folks who pick and choose when to use RT to pick and choose when to use RT to convince others to support their favorite companies' film instead but look to RT when bashing their rival companies' film.
marvel72
marvel72 - 3/15/2023, 9:43 PM
@SonOfAGif - well 69% is better than 47%.

But yeah Shazam may get closer to Ant-Man 3 percentage.
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 3/15/2023, 9:49 PM
@marvel72 - Whether it was Ant-Man 3 or Thor 4, The usual bunch will swear by RT when Marvel Studios makes a dud but claim it's not credible or a pointless metric system when it involves DC.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 3/15/2023, 9:56 PM
@SonOfAGif -


RT only matters when the film or franchise you hate gets bad reviews💁
SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 3/15/2023, 10:02 PM
@AmazingFILMporg - I just wish people on here were consistent. You hate Marvel or DC? Cool. But don't pick and choose what argument you want to use while looking the other way when that same argument is used against you. (Not you specifically but you in general)
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 3/15/2023, 9:46 PM
GetsugaTensho22
GetsugaTensho22 - 3/16/2023, 4:17 AM
@TheWalkingCuban - that’s Ashton Kutcher!
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 3/16/2023, 7:04 AM
@GetsugaTensho22 - my bad I thought it was Ashton Koocher
TheWalkingCuban
TheWalkingCuban - 3/15/2023, 9:49 PM
Hope it does well
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 3/15/2023, 9:55 PM
I thought it would end up in the high 50s but now it should be in the 40s😑
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 3/15/2023, 10:03 PM
MCU's Phase V opener underperforms, DCU's sequel to their most wholesome underwhelms, and all hope for Marvel's next now rests on the guy who runs DC, while DC's next stars an abuser cultist whatever that moron decides to be this month...

AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 3/15/2023, 10:08 PM
@DrReedRichards -



Crazy timeline we live in. The groomer will have the biggest DC property of 2023. Fanboys are the worst.😳🤡
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 3/15/2023, 10:10 PM
@AmazingFILMporg -

Appropriate day for that diagnosis, Porgy. Lord knows the shit we're about to hear until the end of April, after today's tease...
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 3/15/2023, 10:15 PM
@DrReedRichards - I have hope that Iger and Feige are actively trying to think things through. The fact that we still don't have a date for Secret invasion is very telling.
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 3/15/2023, 10:15 PM
@DrReedRichards -


Imagine fanboys from every fandom coming together to reject that groomer predators film. Wouldn't be a anti DC thing. It would be a united front against pushing a product aimed at kids staring a kid groomer.


Fanboys suck😳
AmazingFILMporg
AmazingFILMporg - 3/15/2023, 10:16 PM
@MCUKnight11 -


Pandemic really screwed things up and the last CEO demanding more shows and films. I'm sure feige and co are rethinking things
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 3/15/2023, 10:24 PM
@DrReedRichards - I sincerely hope Rise of the beasts obliterates Batverse in June so WBD will learn they're lesson about letting said abusive cultist stay in the role. Also, I do sincerely love Transformers and want it to be successful so it can be a worthy competitor to CBMS like the original Bay trilogy was. Lastly, I just think it would be funny if the Flash got beat by a monkey.
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 3/15/2023, 10:27 PM
@AmazingFILMporg - Personal taste is fine, but I wish people could see the obvious cards that were played against Marvel and just hope for more smoothness in the future because the MCU is not going anywhere. They should just hope that the rest of the Multiverse Saga is more aligned with what they want than it has been so far.
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 3/15/2023, 10:34 PM
@MCUKnight11 -

As much as I share your excitement for Beast Wars (also lol @"Batverse"), I find it hard to believe that TF as an IP holds a chance at the BO against DC, even in this better post-Bay phase.

And yeah, the fact that they're pushing so many projects back is pretty telling, or at the very least promising.
DrReedRichards
DrReedRichards - 3/15/2023, 10:35 PM
@AmazingFILMporg -

Don't be naive, P. Kids value seeming on top more than being right.
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