The Shazam poster makes you think it's a comedy or a spoof. But it isn't. Just an overlong unoriginal child adventure. But the plot and beginning of the movie is WAY TO SLOW--lots of scenes, but more like disjointed mini-episodes. It takes forever for Billy Batson to get his 'super powers.' The art direction--sets, cinematography, costumes seem like a mish-mash of Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter and similar movies. No originality or rhythm to any of it.

The plot seems like the success of the Spiderman movies convinced the studios to cash in with a different superhero.

Seems aimed at kids, but does it really hold anybody's interest over the long running time?