Critics often have a hard time gauging comic book movies, in many cases being either too generous or too harsh in their judgment of a superhero adaptation. Ever since the genre’s rise from moderate popularity in the 80s to pop culture dominance in the late 2000s, comic book movies have often bristled with professional movie reviewers in disharmony. After all, with prestige cinema darlings like Martin Scorsese condemning the superhero genre, it’s hard for many serious critics to accurately judge a given comic book movie.