Synopsis
In a world where supervillains are commonplace, two estranged childhood best friends reunite after one devises a treatment that gives them powers to protect their city.
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Cast
- Melissa McCarthyLydia Berman
- Octavia SpencerEmily Stanton
- Jason BatemanThe Crab
- Bobby CannavaleThe King
- Pom KlementieffLaser
- Melissa LeoAllie
- Taylor MosbyTracy
- Marcella LoweryGrandma Norma
- Melissa PonzioRachel Gonzales
- Ben FalconeKenny
Recommendations
- 58
Consequence
Better than My Super-Ex Girlfriend, sloppier than Hancock, it’s nothing dynamic but fun all the same. And frankly, not every superhero flick or comedy needs to be the Super-person of its domain. Likability is sometimes an underrated super-power, and Thunder Force is bursting with it. - 50
IndieWire
While McCarthy and Spencer do their damndest to make the family-friendly feature work — McCarthy in particular brings real texture to her charming slacker with a heart of gold, a role she’s played so many times before — Thunder Force isn’t clever enough to break new ground in the superhero milieu, nor is it silly enough to mine its material for the kind of jokes that would make it distinctive. - 42
The A.V. Club
Overall, the comedy in Thunder Force is apathetic and airless, no matter how hard McCarthy tries. - 40
The Guardian
This is by-the-numbers stuff, not quite funny enough for comedy or having enough of the crazed seriousness that marks out a successful superhero franchise. - 40
IGN
Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer have sparkling screen presence, but can’t thrive under Ben Falcone’s utter lack of vision. Thunder Force doesn’t work as a superhero movie or a buddy comedy, as it refuses to revel in the big moments of either. - 40
Screen Rant
Its leading ladies are in fine form, as always, and they're backed by some lively performers. It's the story that struggles to come through, along with a reluctance to just let loose in every way possible. - 40
Empire
Spencer and McCarthy are the superheroes we deserve, but are capable of so much more than bowel-movement jokes in this tepid and formulaic buddy romp. - 40
Total Film
With a super-spoof that’s occasionally funny but always forgettable, the Melissa McCarthy-verse falls flat at Phase One.
