It's nice to see a slightly darker take on the story, focussing on realistic themes (as would be expected from GTD). The animation is incredible, the film is beautifully made - the clear highlight!
The voice performances are, in general, really good although I found Pinnochio grating at times. I felt a lull through the middle (it could be 10-15 mins shorter) but overall strong beginning and it definitely picks up towards the end again.
The time (15 years in…
I feel like they could have done a lot more with this but it fell back into pure Marvel playbook. The production value is obvious and it's well made. However the story didn't feel that new (in the way WandaVision did), it was too often predictable, I never felt a sense of threat around the leading characters and they pulled out some really clichéd moments!
Nice to see more from a couple of characters that haven't been focussed on by the films as much but unfortunately it didn't break any new ground.
