i went to the drive in last night - for the first time since the mid 2000s! - to see a double feature of jungle cruise and black widow, both movies i didn't really care if i saw or not, but both ended up being more enjoyable than i thought they'd be, especially jungle cruise. jungle cruise has some problems (starting with the very awkward coming out scene and portrayal of that character) but i second the praise for the rock/emily blunt pairing as their performances carried the movie. i also agree it felt like an indiana jones movie, which is not a bad thing. and the puns, ohhhh the puns. black widow was also carried by its cast, though it's not as fun. i've only seen maybe half of the non-avenger marvel movies, so i'm not an expert on these characters, which thankfully wasn't really an issue with this film. it's largely self contained and the story is fairly easy to follow. i missed a good chunk of the middle (like the reveal of the cyborg character) because our teenage neighbors needed a jump after running their car battery out, but even then i don't think i missed a beat. black widow is definitely less superhero-y than much of the other marvel movies and that's probably to its benefit- again, it let the cast shine and pretty much everyone in it, especially the top three of johansson/pugh/harbour, made the most of their characters.
