A Black Widow movie was LONG overdue.

Story

While on the run for violating the Sokovia Accords, Natasha Romanoff gets a mysterious package from another Widow, Yelena Belova, her surrogate sister. The two end up on a mission that sees Natasha revisiting her past and correcting some of her mistakes.

What I like about the story is that you get to see more of Natasha’s backstory that has been alluded to in previous films and if you remember the Budapest line from The Avengers you get clarification into what that mission entailed.

That being said, there are parts of Natasha’s story and training that were glossed over that I wished were not. Especially her training that was alluded to in Age of Ultron.

Scarlett Johansson’s performance in this movie is one of her best as the character. Second maybe to the first Avengers and maybe Endgame. You’ve seen her go through a lot in this universe and the character at this point is at the culmination of her emotional arch (even though this movie takes place in 2016)

One thing to say about Scarlett playing this character is that she is incredibly consistent and that is both a good thing and a bad thing. The consistency means that she fits right into the character, regardless of the situation but it also means that your know what you’re going to expect from her. However, in this…