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Leading the cast are Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan, supported by Julia Louis-Dreyfus and David Harbour. While the movie hasn't won over every critic, fans have embraced it enthusiastically — earning the film a 95% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
That score places Thunderbolts as the third highest-rated Marvel film by audience vote, tying with Spider-Man: Far From Home and trailing only Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Some critics, however, weren't as impressed. Empire's John Nugent commented that the film feels "washed out" in both its color palette and story tone, criticizing the use of shadowy CGI and the heavy themes like depression, suicide, and domestic abuse — which he says aren't always handled with care.
The Guardian's Radheyan Simonpillai rated the film three stars. He praised Thunderbolts as possibly Marvel's best work since WandaVision but added that the movie struggles to explore its themes beyond surface level. Despite this, he commended Florence Pugh for bringing emotional depth to a film and franchise that often lacks it.
Clarisse Loughrey of The Independent gave a more positive review, awarding it four stars and calling it "the best Marvel movie in years." She felt Thunderbolts stood out due to its self-awareness, suggesting it might be the perfect Marvel film for this current phase.
With Marvel continuing to deal with franchise fatigue following the 2019 release of Avengers: Endgame, Thunderbolts may offer a refreshing direction. Similar to the success of Deadpool & Wolverine, which also centered on less prominent characters, Thunderbolts could mark the beginning of a new era for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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