“Eternals” simply takes too long getting to the good stuff, and its more cerebral and adult elements - including a grand romance - could harbor less appeal among kids, a not-inconsequential demo, than most recent Marvel titles.īased on a lesser work from Marvel artist supreme Jack Kirby (who returned to the fold after creating his signature epic “New Gods” at DC), “Eternals” focuses on beings dispatched to Earth thousands of years ago to destroy horrid creatures called Deviants that threaten its inhabitants.
That latter task proves more awkward and ungainly, especially during the lengthy first half that explains the premise and reassembles the team, the most inclusive Marvel has presented. Yet whatever Zhao’s indie-film sensibilities, “Eternals” must both meet the action demands associated with the genre, which it ably does, while laying out a whole lot of background as it introduces these characters and what they signify. For that reason and others, the film is certainly interesting, and it comes with the pedigree of director/co-writer Chloé Zhao, following (with Covid-related delays figured into the lapse) the Oscar-winning “Nomadland.”
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