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Unwatchable.Lead is has no charisma or appeal - they should not have gone so silly


This was almost unwatchable.
I am not sure how Zachary Levi landed this lead role.
IMHO he has zero charisma.

I can understand why Duane Johnson did not want to associate it with this silly nonsense.

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Didn't think he was terrible. But I kinda agree that they could have gotten a closer look to the comics actor as well as an actor with more personality. Think John Cena with a bit of Jack Black's personality. Not too much or he would be too silly. We don't need Shazam singing.

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I liked it! Well, sort of. I think Levi is very funny and I liked the scenes with the kids, but the villainesses were a complete fail. One of Mirren's rare missteps, in a long and distinguished career, but well. Living graciously in South Lake Tahoe ain't cheap!

And BTW, I presume that Levi got the chart, because very funny actors with superhero bods aren't that easy to find, and Chris Hemsworth already had a superhero job.

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I thought it was better than the first.
FYI: Johnson wanted top billing is the reason they decided to do separate movie. See how well that worked out.

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LEVI IS ONE OF THE ONLY ELEMENTS IN THE SHAZAM FLICKS THAT IS CONSISTANTLY GOOD.

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Not really no. Shazam is heroic and godlike. He resembles Superman.Levi, looks like a clown and anything but Captain Marvel/Shazam.

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Duane Johnson didn't want to be in it because he wanted the lead not the villain role.

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LET'S GET DOWN TO BUSINESS!

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