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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)
Probably one of the worst MCU movies
The film contains a lot of confusing plot points that really make the whole story look underwhelming and uninteresting.
Why is Shang Chi's father so blind (or stupid) that he cannot see he is being deceived by some otherworldly being? Even after he sees that he released some kind flying demons out? And after Shang Chi tried to politely explain him this a few times?
Oh, and the father was just wasted within seconds and the mega-powerful ten rings didn't help him much.
And this otherworldly being... The CGI monster. What exactly is it? It turns out to be the main villain of the film, but it's hard care about it at all.
I loved the jokes in the movie, and the first hour was fine, but the rest is just disappointing.
Tenet (2020)
A mind-bending 'meh'
Tenet is a visually stunning film with great cast and music that gives you goosebumps. What it really fails to do is to establish any meaningful emotional connection with the audience. The protagonist's motivations are flat and all "we've seen it before". Throughout the film you don't really have a chance to empathize with him. And the main "villain's" motivations are outright dumb. Nolan made me cry in his Batman trilogy not once, so it's even more disappointing to have characters with whom you cannot feel any sort of connection.
That said, go to the cinema and watch the film yourself to make your own opinion about the story and enjoy the things I've described in the beginning of this review.