Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Review.

Shang-Chi star Simu Liu is no doubt the perfect choice for this role. Director Destin Daniel Cretton in, my opinion, clearly has chosen an actor who certainly can keep this character in the MCU for many years to come. On the screen, you can see the character Shang-Chi, just oozing out of him. It’s almost like Liu was born to play this role. Even though he’s pretty funny in this film, you can see a sense of charm as well. Liu even brings a level of seriousness at times which, immediately grabs your attention. And the chemistry he has with actress/rapper Awkwafina is just first class.

Awkwafina is such a delight to watch on the screen which, has to be said. Playing the role of Katy, she no doubt brings out some comic relief. Katy as, a character, displays the characteristics of someone who’s a little aimless, a bit of a slacker. But she’s happy with who she is and also wants to live how she wants and have some fun along the way. I honestly found her quite relatable.

This entire movie has so much I did not expect to see. I mean it, is very much a straight-up Kung-Fu movie, but with the delightful Marvel Comics fantasy mixed in. I didn’t know that Shang-chi would have a sister in this. But the two of them blended very well together, I found.

As for the other cast members, staring alongside Simu Liu as sister to Shang-Chi, we see Meng’er Zhang as Xialing. Five out of five stars for her – I must add. Playing his father, Xu Wenwu is Tony Chiu-Wai Leung, who I felt pretty sorry for half the time. – But he did show off some mad skills with those rings.

Anyway, I can’t give Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings enough praise. I would say this currently ranks in the top five of my MCU list at this point. It’s fun. It’s action-packed.

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