Eternals

2021 • 155 minutes

About this movie

Marvel Studios' ETERNALS follows a group of heroes from beyond the stars who had protected the Earth since the dawn of man. When monstrous creatures called the Deviants, long thought lost to history, mysteriously return, the Eternals are forced to reunite in order to defend humanity once again. ETERNALS features an outstanding ensemble cast. Included are Gemma Chan as humankind-loving Sersi, Richard Madden as the all-powerful Ikaris, Kumail Nanjiani as cosmic-powered Kingo, Lia McHugh as Sprite, an eternally young old soul, and Brian Tyree Henry as intelligent inventor Phastos. Also starring are Lauren Ridloff as the super-fast Makkari, Barry Keoghan as aloof loner Druig, Don Lee as the all-powerful Gilgamesh, with Kit Harington as Dane Whitman, Salma Hayek as wise spiritual leader Ajak, and Angelina Jolie as the fierce warrior Thena. Chloé Zhao directs the film, and Kevin Feige and Nate Moore are the producers, with Louis D'Esposito, Victoria Alonso and Kevin de la Noy serving as executive producers. The story is by Ryan Firpo & Matthew K. Firpo, and the screenplay is by Chloé Zhao and Chloé Zhao & Patrick Burleigh.

Ratings and reviews

I'll admit from the outset, comics-based movies aren't my cinematic tipple. I watch them from time to time - I have to, most of my movie pals love these flicks - but I often stick a metaphorical fork in my hand whilst I watch them. There's some good stuff in this one and some great actors, but god does it go on. Full review for more: bit.ly/EternalsFilm

What's the difference between the Avengers and the Eternals? The eternals are immortal. That's it? Yep. The characters themselves are not imposing, nor are they impressive. Their powers are really quite pathetic in fact. Cast interactions were awful, the script made decent actors look like first-time rookies. The traditional Marvel teaser at the end was beyond horrific. I made it only part-way through the 'Starfox' intro. It was cringe inducing. Thankfully I saw this tripe on Disney+.

i don't even know what to call this abomination of a movie, 2 of the like 4 million characters actually had a role that made sense. the story of these characters wasn't making sense, if you're telling me these guys could've met jesus and still don't know how to stick together, there's something wrong with them. why is there a 9000 year old ginger child that just brought the movie down altogether, so glad sprite isn't an eternal anymore. morbius is unironically better than this