You wouldn't have believed it about 4-5 years ago that a film like this would come out when Warner Bros and DC were attempting to start a Cinematic Universe to rival Disney and Marvel's. A lot has changed since now and then, unfortunately I was dreading that this would eventually happen to DC due to the reaction of their previous entries and the ultimate failure of the DCEU..........or whatever it was called. (I'm pretty sure that either Walter Hamada or someone at the top of Warner Bros or DC has stated that there moving away from a shared universe.....I could be misinformed).

Even though I really didn't like the film there are still some aspects that I enjoyed. Firstly the main story of Billy Batson is a heart warming one and definitely gets you on board with his character and what he is going through. As an audience member you instantly get behind and root for him, its good screenwriting. Its only increased once you add in the other kids in the foster home, their dynamic is fantastic and I have to admit is some of the best parts of the film. Also makes me understand why people would love this film.

The other positive I have is the performances across the board are all you want them to be. Zachary Levi was born to play this part and he is very good in the role of Shazam. He pulls of the, little kid trapped in a man's body, very well without it making look like an adult pretending to be a kid. All the other kids and also the foster parents are very good in their specific roles, not much to them but very well done.

Unfortunately thats it for the positives...........

In a nutshell I really didn't like this film for one pretty simple reason, this is not my kind of film or more specifically what I want in a comic book film. Forced comedy is something that I have moaned about in the MCU films for years and is the reason why I don't like a lot of their films. Don't get me wrong there is absolutely nothing wrong if you love this film or love comedy in these types of films. Its just not for me. I don't know why but lighthearted comic book films just go over my head, I'm more looking for films like "The Dark Knight", "Watchmen" or even "Man of Steel". (Yeah even I'm not the greatest fan of BVS, so the seriousness can be over done)

However not everyone shares the same opinion as me evidently and I have no problem with that, the comedy just takes away all the stakes, repercussions, realism, seriousness and tension. I'm fully aware that this film was not going to have any of those characteristics, but I was prepared to give the film the benefit of the doubt and give it chance.

Overall its 45% out of 100 or 4.5 out of 10, I personally didn't like it at all. This film is just not for me but I can fully understand why people would love it. Its fun, lighthearted entertainment that is at a good quality, in a weird way I would probably recommend it to people because I'm in the minority with this opinion.

P.S. Lucky DC haven't given up completely on the more dark/realistic comic book films, praying for the "Joker" to be good later in the year.