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Below, the early takeaways fromBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever.
To say the film is overtaxed is an understatement.
Ann Hornaday,the WashingtonPost
The hulking script is chock-full of ideas and themes.
Its too much for one movie.
And you get the sense that this shouldve been two.
Theres real pain behind this film.
But Cooglers fluid command of mixing intimacy with spectacle remains gripping.
Jake Coyle,Associated Press
Some will no doubt miss the tight focus and energy ofBlack Panther.
This sequel is more scattered, a vast expansion with a hole at its center.
In their mourning, the films characters are tossed to the wind, atomized on their own sad trajectories.
YetWakanda Foreverhas a slow-burn emotional suspense.
Once the film starts to gather steam, it doesnt let up.
And quite possibly will be.
David Ehrlich,IndieWire
