“…dedicates its final moments to detonating its own stiff upper lip.”

“…a curiously sloppy attempt to resuscitate the franchise.”

“…you’ll wonder if you can ever respect CGI-assisted stunt work again.”

“The non-sequitur scenes are the movie’s highlights.”

“…an exaggerated, fairy-tale variation on the Western, big bad wolf and all.”

“…quadruples down on scenes of forced wonder and emotional manipulation.”

“…a business play forcing us to make yet another payment on our collective Marvel mortgage.”

“…boldly marches into formidable territory, where it might be out of its depth.”

“…a cinematically holistic work of diversity, in which cultural identity has been carefully woven into every element of the movie.”

“…a bit of a placeholder.”