Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsstar Simu Liu reviews hisMCUdebut movie with a cheeky jab at a certain Marvel character. Phase 4 introduced several heroes as potential new members of the Avengers, including She-Hulk, Moon Knight, Ms. Marvel, Monica Rambeau, and Shang-Chi. Of these, only Shang-Chi has been formally invited by the Avengers, as seen inShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' mid-credits scene. While Shang-Chi hasn’t returned in three years, he’s seemingly set to be a major MCU figure soon.
OnX, Shang-Chi actorSimu LiucelebratesShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' third anniversary with his own review of the MCU movie. Liu gives Shang-Chi’s first solo movie an 8.5/10 and points out that"lead actor is a little too full of himself". Liu, of course, is only joking, as he championedShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsin 2021 and has repeatedly shown his love for the movie and the character. Check out Simu Liu’s post below:
How Simu Liu’s Review Compares To Critics And Audiences' Scores
Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings Has Been One Of The Highlights Of The MCU’s Last Two Phases
Simu Liu jokingly ratedShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings8.5/10. However, Liu’s rating isn’t too far off the usual critics and audiences' real ratings for the Phase 4 film.On Rotten Tomatoes,Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsholds a 91% Critics Score and a 98% Audience Score, placing it in the eighth and the second spots in the MCU’s rankings, respectively. The only MCU movie to matchShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’Audience ScoreisSpider-Man: No Way Home, which has a slightly higher Critics Score: 93%.
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On Metacritic,Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsholds a 71 Metascore and a 7.0 User Score, earning the film a"Generally Favorable"rating on both counts. AlthoughShang-Chi’s Metacritic ratings seem much lower than Rotten Tomatoes, Simu Liu’s MCU debut movie holds a high spot in Metacritic’s Marvel movie rankings. As of 2024,Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsstands one spot higher thanSpider-Man: No Way Homeand three spots lower than Sam Raimi’sSpider-Man. Only taking into account MCU movies,Shang-Chijoins Metacritics' Top 10 MCU movies at #9.
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Other sites rateShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringssimilarly, with a 7.5/10 on IMDb and a 3.4/5 average on Letterboxd. Shang-Chi’s MCU debut movie may not be the unanimously considered the best MCU film, but it was certainly received well by critics and audiences, and it was one of the strongest Phase 4 releases. AlthoughShang-Chi2 hasn’t been officially confirmed yet,Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' positive reception almost guarantees a sequel, if not in Phase 6, then probably early in Phase 7.
