‘Eternals’ Divides Critics: From ‘Overstuffed’ and ‘Disappointing’ to ‘Emotionally Intimate’ and ‘Tantalizing’
The Wrap’s Robert Abele praises. “‘Eternals’ puts a welcome premium on what it might feel like to have a close-knit bond across many centuries, and then have that bond be threatened.”PA Media’s Damon Smith called “Eternals” “the most emotionally intimate Marvel story to date.”“Zhao’s script, co-written by Patrick Burleigh, Ryan Firpo and Kaz Firpo, tests that bitter sentiment and the gossamer-thin moral threads separating heroes from villains to breaking point using one of the most diverse, inclusive teams in the sprawling MCU,” he continued.