The first Shazam! movie was sweeter than ice-cream. Thanks to a wizard, Philadelphia foster kid Billy Batson turns into a fully grown superhero whenever he says the magic word, “Shazam.” After Billy shares his powers with his five foster siblings, they see off a baddie and now, in the sequel, they face a new challenge.
The obstacle that confronts director David F Sandberg is that the script in the sequel is not as spry as that of the first installment. In what’s technically the 12th movie in the DCEU (DC Extended Universe), despite some spectacular CGI (Harry Potter-ish libraries; alt-unicorns; a city-squishing dragon), the sense of wonder has gone. Oh yeah, and the product placement is shameless. I’m not furious, just disappointed.
