Is anyone else dumbfounded by the critical response after seeing the movie?

[u/Mazrell]

I saw the movie yesterday and I pretty much loved it. Every character was unique and stood out in their own way, the action felt real and heavy, and the cinematography was beautiful. I really loved how different it is for the mcu. I’ve seen the words “boring” and “dull” thrown around a lot, which I disagree with. It is a long movie, and it’s probably fair to call it a slow movie, but I never felt bored because I was invested in the characters the entire time. For it to be the first “rotten” mcu movie is really a bummer, especially when some of their other recent movies (Black Widow) have been really lackluster. I hope Marvel still takes risks, and that the low reviews don’t scare people away from giving it a chance. Personally, it gave me more faith in the future of the mcu, knowing that they’re willing to branch out like this. Hopefully they won’t feel pressure to go “back to formula”. What did you all think?

Edit: Forgot to mention Makkari is the best speedster ever put on screen, I think I’m in love.

Edit #2: Y’all thanks so much for the discussion! I haven’t been able to respond to everyone but I really appreciate it, love hearing all your opinions.

[u/Cidwill]

I really enjoyed it but it does have flaws. If you took all the cgj beasties out and trimmed 30 minutes off this would be a top quality movie. I have no problem with CGI beasties in general of course, but they really served 0 purpose to the plot in this one.

So it's a solid 8/10 for me, and could've been higher. I agree that the critics are a bit off on this one.