From Kid to Superhero!
“Shazam!” stands out from the spate of superhero films that have taken over movie theaters because it embraces humor and humanity in a way that seems to elude many big-budget superhero extravaganzas. Performances are above average and the film balances character development, visual effects, a serious threat to humankind, comedy, and the main character’s realization that extraordinary powers should be used for more than selfish ends.<br /><br />When we first meet him, Billy Batson (Asher Angel) is a 14-year-old boy on a path to delinquency. Growing up with an absentee father and separated from his mother at a young age, he’s been jostled from one foster home to another. Now he’s in yet another foster home, this one with hippie-ish parents that seem teleported from the 1960s and mixed-race, misfit children of assorted ages.<br /><br />Billy’s foster siblings include “den mother” Michelle (Grace Fulton); little Darla (Faithe Herman), a hugger who immediately bonds with Billy; video game enthusiast Eugene (Ian Chen); shy Pedro (Jovan Armand); and Freddy Freeman (Jack Dylan Grazer), a kid with a lame leg and an encyclopedic knowledge of Superman and Batman lore who is the target of school bullies.<br /><br />The fantasy element kicks in when Billy finds himself in a mysterious cave with creepy statues and an ancient wizard (Djimon Hounsou) who tells him that he has been chosen to assume the wizard’s powers because his heart is pure. Saying “Shazam” out loud, an acronym of six immortals — Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury —  will transform Billy into an adult, caped, Spandex-clad hero (Zachary Levi).<br /><br />When Freddy learns his foster sibling has this power, he and Billy set out to discover which super powers Billy’s unnamed alter-ego in tights may have. With check list in hand, Freddy sets up experiments based on his knowledge of comic book tropes. Some very funny sequences follow as Billy’s alter-ego awkwardly negotiates flying, super strength, super speed, and invulnerability, proving that CGI can inspire laughs as well as awe.<br /><br />But Billy doesn’t seem to realize the scope of his powers, preferring to pose for selfies (for tips), buy beer, go to strip clubs, and make a spectacle of himself while personally profiting. Freddy, however, recognizes Billy’s shortsightedness and believes Billy is destined for bigger and better things.<br /><br />Every superhero film needs a villain, even one in which humor is so prominent. Dr. John Thaddeus Sivana (Mark Strong), belittled by his father and rejected by the Wizard as a child, has spent his life determined to find his way back to the Wizard’s mystical realm.<br /><br />Mr. Angel has the right balance of innocence and street smarts as Billy. In the film’s early scenes, he has the demeanor of a kid who’s been through the bureaucracy of social services, and sets a personal goal to locate his mother. He’s not an easy fit into his latest foster home despite the family’s comfortable blending. Billy regards himself as the outsider.<br /><br />Jack Dylan Grazer is sensational as the sidekick, a voice of exposition because of his extensive knowledge of comic book characters. More than a plot device, he’s a real kid, whose disability has toughened rather than diminished him. His anger at Billy is predicated on all the good he could be doing. In that way, he displays a maturity unusual for kids his age. Mr. Grazer is a terrific actor, and he sells every scene.<br /><br />Levi plays the Shazam character with childlike goofiness and enthusiasm. It’s tough to avoid making such a character pure camp, but Levi’s earnestness and look of wonderment reminds us that though the body is adult, Billy is still a boy.<br /><br />Director David F. Sandberg has helmed 3/4 of a great film. He falls into the tired mold of other superhero movies in the final fifteen minutes, which are devoted to an endless battle between Billy and Dr. Sivana and his allies, monstrous manifestations of the Seven Deadly Sins.<br /><br />Rated PG-13, “Shazam!” sets itself apart from the numerous Marvel and DC Universe films with its clever script by Henry Gayden and Darren Lemke, When Levi and Strong dominate the screen, the movie loses a lot of its spark. The film is strongest when it focuses on the interaction between Billy and Freddy.<br /><br />Bonus materials on the 2-disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack include deleted and alternate scenes, the motion comic “Superhero Hooky,” 4 behind-the-scenes featurettes, gag reel, and digital code on a paper insert.
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