Synopsis
Natasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.
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Cast
- Scarlett JohanssonNatasha Romanoff / Black Widow
- Florence PughYelena Belova
- Rachel WeiszMelina Vostokoff
- David HarbourAlexei Shostakov / Red Guardian
- Ray WinstoneDreykov
- Olga KurylenkoAntonia Dreykov
- Ever AndersonYoung Natasha
- Violet McGrawYoung Yelena
- O.T. FagbenleMason
- William HurtSecretary Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross
- 80
Empire
It shouldn’t really have taken 11 years for the Widow to get her own standalone adventure. But thanks to some zesty new character dynamics and smart twists, Marvel have finally done her right. - 80
The Guardian
For fans of Black Widow and everyone else, this episode is great fun and Harbour could well ascend to spinoff greatness of his own. - 80
The Hollywood Reporter
Whether the narrative is in amped-up overdrive or idling, the director and her magnetic cast keep us fully invested in their cautious reconnection and their ability to survive a series of life-threatening encounters. - 75
USA Today
Marvel’s Black Widow is a strong solo superhero effort that feels both timely and also way too late. - 75
IndieWire
Like Jason Bourne, Natasha and Yelena were trained killers who defected, and the movie follows a similar kind of rapid-fire approach to the espionage genre as they pick up the pieces of their broken past and squabble through awkward family dynamics. The first MCU superhero movie to return to the blockbuster arena since the pandemic put the whole endeavor in jeopardy gets the job done; it’s also, by MCU standards, downright quaint. - 75
RogerEbert.com
It’s ultimately a film that works on its own terms, a long-delayed enriching of the story of a beloved character that will make her ultimate sacrifice in “Avengers: Endgame” feel even more powerful in hindsight. Every blockbuster this Summer is being touted as the sign that the world is back to normal—“Black Widow” is more a reminder of what fans loved before it shifted off its axis. - 70
Arizona Republic
There’s not much more to the plot than Natasha’s mission. But Shortland does not skimp on the action — the first 40 minutes or so of the 2 hour and 13 minute film are almost nonstop harrowing chases. - 63
Movie Nation
The British Pugh and American Johansson click in ways you’d never expect. And that’ll be handy, as they’re going up against “a man who commands the very will of others.”