Video review: An electric new 'Shazam!'

July 13, 2019 at 5:50AM
Freddy Freeman (Jack Dylan Grazer) watches Shazam (Zachary Levi) do his "Lightning from my hands" routine, which will have you humming "Eye of the Tiger" the rest of the day. (Warner Bros. Pictures/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1298594
Jack Dylan Grazer and Zachary Levi. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

"Shazam!" (⋆⋆⋆; PG-13) is full of energy, life and smile-inducing entertainment. Most of that comes from how a 14-year-old boy would act if he suddenly had superpowers and looked like an adult. This "Superman" meets "Big" works because of Zachary Levi as the adult Shazam. Best known for "Chuck," the actor has a boyish quality that makes it believable that underneath that red-and-yellow suit beats the heart of a teen. "Shazam!" takes the DC movie universe up, up and away.

Rick Bentley, Tribune News Service

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