Thunderbolts* Review – Marvel’s New Antihero Movie Starring Florence Pugh

Thunderbolts* Review – Marvel’s New Antihero Movie Starring Florence Pugh

Boom! Marvel just dropped Thunderbolts*, and it’s already shaking up the MCU like Hulk at an anger management retreat. This isn’t your squeaky-clean Avengers flick. Nope — this one’s all about the misfits, the rejects, the beautifully broken badasses.

Leading the chaos? Florence Pugh. And guess what — she owns it.

Playing Yelena Belova, Pugh brings the snark, the sass, and surprisingly, some serious feels. One critic from AP News even called her performance “layered, vulnerable, and magnetic” — and honestly, that tracks. She’s the emotional engine of this gritty group ride, and without her, this whole thing might’ve stalled.

The team’s stacked: Bucky Barnes (yep, Sebastian Stan is back and brooding), U.S. Agent (Wyatt Russell’s walking testosterone), Red Guardian (David Harbour still crushing dad vibes), Ghost, and Taskmaster. Basically, if the Avengers had detention, these are the kids who’d be carving shivs out of pencils.

And let’s talk vibes — Thunderbolts trades shiny hero poses for therapy sessions and emotional damage. Critics are digging it, with Rotten Tomatoes handing it a solid 87%. Not bad for a crew with more red flags than a Bachelor finale.

It’s dark. It’s funny. It’s got major Suicide Squad-but-MCU energy. And Florence Pugh? She’s giving Natasha Romanoff and Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook all rolled into one lethal snack.

MCU fans were starting to side-eye the franchise, wondering if Marvel had run outta juice. But Thunderbolts proves there’s still gas in the tank — especially when you let the weird kids drive.

As for the action? Think less fireworks, more fists-to-the-face and emotional gut punches. But somehow, it works.

Whether you’re a die-hard Marvel zombie or just here for the Florence Pugh Cinematic Universe, this one’s worth the popcorn.

Let the thunder roll, baby.