DVD Review: Black Widow

Black Widow
(DVD Black)

Black Widow is a prequel to the Avengers – for obvious reasons if you’re caught up on your Marvel movies. The story introduces, not only Natasha Romanoff, but also her “family” which is really just a bunch of Russian spies forced together to blend in with American customs. After their identities are uncovered they return to Russia and are split up. An antidote emerges, affecting brain chemistry in Red Room agents. Natasha reunites with “sister” Yelena in Budapest and they decide to break their “father” out of prison and track down their “mother” to bring down the Red Room using the antidote.

 

I can’t talk enough about Florence Pugh in this one, plus Rachel Weisz is one of my favorite actresses of all time. The casting is so well done, I actually watched it for a second time immediately following the first. It is an action movie – obviously – but the moments of comedy thrown in really bring it to another level. Yelena’s dark sense of humor mixed with Melina’s absolute no sense of humor create some really great moments.

 

I thought Black Widow was very well done, the storyline was good – a little predictable at times, but I think that’s true for a lot of Marvel movies. And it really made me root for Yelena and hope for future adventures with her.

 

(If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try any of the Avengers movies, though specifically anything featuring Natasha Romanoff. Also Lucy (another Scarlett Johansson action film), or Haywire (another a good female action movie with similar taglines).)

 

( Internet Movie Database entry for this film ) | ( official Black Widow page on the Disney+ streaming site )

 

See where the Black Widow film falls in the continuity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the If You Like…Superheroes in Film and TV booklist here on BookGuide!

 

Recommended by Carrie R.
Bennett Martin Public Library — Public Service

 

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