Adriana (Sarah Shahi) attempts to recover a priceless relic of a demonic-infused crown before the criminal consortium occupying her country of Khandaq and also releases Teth-Adam (Dwayne Johnson), a near-mythic hero imbued with the powers of Shazam. This triggers Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) to send a response team led by Hawkman (Aldis Hodge) to subdue Teth-Adam as he is a disruption to global security. But when actual, literal demons get involved, everyone has to pull together to fight for the greater good.
This movie actually makes a really good point about how Western influences don't give a shit about predominantly brown countries being raped for resources until something occurs to disrupt those influences. Like, the Justice Society (clearly an American-led force if it's being directed by Waller, using American resources) didn't care that Khandaq was illegally occupied for multiple decades. They only got involved when Black Adam started killing occupiers. The movie doesn't spend a lot of time belaboring that point, but it is there and I haven't seen a lot of reviews mention it.
Mostly because they are too busy dissecting the cameo in the post-credit sequence. Which I don't care about at all. I did notice Agent Harcourt from Peacemaker, though. That was nice.
It is pretty paint-by-numbers as a superhero movie. Two things it does have going for it: good lighting and a moderately lighter tone. I found it to be an enjoyable experience and it renewed my interest in Shazam 2, coming out next March.
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