There seemed to be a sticking point in the time line. No one could ever stop being amazed at each and every superpower long enough to work towards a plot. "Oh, look super speed!" "Oh, look super strength!" The comedy didn't even exist... and I can tolerate many sucky senses of humor- British comedy, juvenile Beavis and Butthead humor, and even drug culture stoner Cheech and Chong material but this stuff was no funny at all. No one in the theater laughed except some 5 year olds. ** TO BE OPTIMISTIC, this movie will be a whole lot better when it shows up on Mystery Science Theater 3000 in about a month and Crow and Tom Servo are heckling it. So, there is that chance for redemption.

* as other reviewers have noted- Billy Batson is of average teenager maturity. Then he becomes the adult SHAZAM and is somehow the equivalent of a 6 or 7 year old (mentality-wise) and possibly brain damaged. I gave a pass until the transformation happened a few times. Each time SHAZAM seemed dumber than dirt. DID YOU REALIZE that the S in SHAZAM is for "wisdom of Solomon"?

I actually hoped that Billy Batson would just remain a kid and let the twelve other SHAZAMs in the movie just finish the powerless bad guy.