Shazam! was a lot of fun and pretty much what it was advertised to be - Big crossed with Superman. I liked the emphasis on family (and positive depiction of foster parents, something not seen often enough in films), and the cast was very good overall, including the kids. Zachary Levi was great as Captain Marvel (even if they never settle on a name in the film), and clearly had a lot of fun with the role. The scene where Sivana gives his villain speech in mid air to him had me cracking up. Sivana was suitably evil, though I prefer the classic hunched over short version of the villain rather than the new one that just looks like Lex Luthor with a scar on his eye. A minor complaint is that Billy acted a lot more mature in child form than he did as an adult, it didn't always seem like the same character. I still think they should have cast younger for the role of Billy, Asher Angel will be pushing 20 years old by the time a third installment is released if they want to keep making these. I loved that the advertising didn't spoil all the surprises, and that mid-credits scene featuring one of my all-time favorite villains has me hoping for a sequel.
