“I’ll Venmo you for the…”

From Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

While possession of ten powerful rings provided the Mandarin (Tony Leung Chiu-wai) with immortality and unbeatable strength, his quest for power led him to create a brutal army of assassins: the Ten Rings. When the Mandarin learns of Ta Lo, a village with mythical powers, he pours everything into finding it. When he finally locates the village he’s stopped by the beautiful warrior, Li (Fala Chen), and after falling in love, Li leaves her village for a life with the now-peaceful Mandarin. Soon Chang-Chi and Xialing are born and everything is peaceful until Li’s death turns the Mandarin back toward evil. After being trained to be an assassin, Chang-Chi (Simu Liu) ran away to America to be free of the life his father planned for him in the Ten Rings. So for the past decade, Chang-Chi has been living under the radar while having fun with his best friend, Katy (Awkwafina). However, Chang-Chi and Katy’s carefree lives are shattered when Ten Rings assassin, Razor Fist (Florian Munteanu), attacks Chang-Chi to steal the necklace that his mother gave him before she died. Chang-Chi is able to escape, but realizes that his sister’s matching necklace will be the next target, so he heads home–with Katy in tow–to warn Xialing (Meng’ er Zhang). Shortly after finding Xialing, Chang-Chi realizes it was a trap by their father, who is planning to destroy Ta Lo because he believes they’ve imprisoned Li. Unwilling to destroy their mother’s home, the reunited siblings and Katy are detained by the Mandarin, but with the help of former-Mandarin-imposter-turned-prisoner Treavor (Ben Kingsley), they’re able to escape to warn Ta Lo. When they arrive, their Aunt Jiang (Michelle Yeoh) trains them all for the coming battle that will determine the fate of the world.

Quite different from most other Marvel movies, this superhero movie still manages to draw viewers in with fun action and the promise of a larger, interconnected story. The rich cultural background and amazing effects will be attractive to viewers, while Liu impressively battles through the film with Awkwafina providing comedic relief. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a captivating and interesting start to the next chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

| Rated: PG-13 | Running Time: 132 minutes |Genre: action/superhero/fantasy|

||Family Viewing||Cursing: 4 of 10|Nudity: 0 of 10|Sexuality: 0 of 10|Gore: 4 of 10

|AVAILABLE FOR HOME VIEWING|