Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
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Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.
What critics thought
A deeply felt eulogy for Chadwick Boseman that most critics found emotionally compelling, the film is also widely seen as overlong and burdened by franchise obligations — critics differed sharply on whether its quieter, character-driven stretches redeem its overstuffed plot or merely slow down a film that never quite coheres. Performances, especially Angela Bassett's, drew near-universal praise, while the third act and action sequences divided opinion more cleanly.
“stands out from a somewhat formulaic era of Marvel movies: held together by its compelling sense of place, and by acting as a passionate eulogy for Chadwick Boseman”
Kambole Campbell·Empire
“an effective, emotional farewell to T'Challa—a meditation on forging one's own future out of a painful past—but with a plot that has to introduce an entirely new nation and pave the way for a new wave of Marvel stories, it does struggle under the weight of all that expectation”
Tom Jorgensen·IGN
“every actor on screen here is marvelous, even when the script and effects-driven spectacle settles for the wrong kind of 'more”
Michael Phillips·Chicago Tribune
“Wakanda Forever winds up feeling hopelessly stalled, covering up an inability to move on by resorting to repetitive, over-familiar action sequences, maudlin emotional beats and an uninvolving, occasionally incoherent story”
Ann Hornaday·The Washington Post
“not so much a bad movie as it is disappointing and frustrating. There are some strong moments both in terms of character development (primarily for Shuri, who has the deepest and most compelling arc) and action (the car chase is perfunctory but some of the battle scenes are well-executed), but not enough of them”
James Berardinelli·ReelViews
Accolades
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
Cast & Crew
Ryan CooglerDirector
Letitia WrightShuri
Tenoch Huerta MejíaNamor
Lupita Nyong'oNakia
Danai GuriraOkoye
Winston DukeM'Baku
Angela BassettRamonda
Martin FreemanEverett Ross
Julia Louis-DreyfusValentina Allegra de Fontaine
Dominique ThorneRiri
Florence KasumbaAyo
Michaela CoelAneka
Alex LivinalliAttuma
Ludwig GöranssonComposer
Joe Robert ColeWriter
Autumn Durald ArkapawCinematographyFrom the studio
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia and Everett Ross and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.
What critics thought
A deeply felt eulogy for Chadwick Boseman that most critics found emotionally compelling, the film is also widely seen as overlong and burdened by franchise obligations — critics differed sharply on whether its quieter, character-driven stretches redeem its overstuffed plot or merely slow down a film that never quite coheres. Performances, especially Angela Bassett's, drew near-universal praise, while the third act and action sequences divided opinion more cleanly.
“stands out from a somewhat formulaic era of Marvel movies: held together by its compelling sense of place, and by acting as a passionate eulogy for Chadwick Boseman”
Kambole Campbell·Empire
“an effective, emotional farewell to T'Challa—a meditation on forging one's own future out of a painful past—but with a plot that has to introduce an entirely new nation and pave the way for a new wave of Marvel stories, it does struggle under the weight of all that expectation”
Tom Jorgensen·IGN
“every actor on screen here is marvelous, even when the script and effects-driven spectacle settles for the wrong kind of 'more”
Michael Phillips·Chicago Tribune
“Wakanda Forever winds up feeling hopelessly stalled, covering up an inability to move on by resorting to repetitive, over-familiar action sequences, maudlin emotional beats and an uninvolving, occasionally incoherent story”
Ann Hornaday·The Washington Post
“not so much a bad movie as it is disappointing and frustrating. There are some strong moments both in terms of character development (primarily for Shuri, who has the deepest and most compelling arc) and action (the car chase is perfunctory but some of the battle scenes are well-executed), but not enough of them”
James Berardinelli·ReelViews
Accolades
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
Cast & Crew
Ryan CooglerDirectorLetitia WrightShuriTenoch Huerta MejíaNamorLupita Nyong'oNakiaDanai GuriraOkoyeWinston DukeM'BakuAngela BassettRamondaMartin FreemanEverett RossJulia Louis-DreyfusValentina Allegra de FontaineDominique ThorneRiriFlorence KasumbaAyoMichaela CoelAnekaAlex LivinalliAttumaLudwig GöranssonComposerJoe Robert ColeWriterAutumn Durald ArkapawCinematographyFrom the studio
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