Shazam early reviews: This DC movie evokes overwhelmingly positive response

The latest DC movie, Shazam, has evoked highly positive early reactions from critics. The success of the franchise is still in place for the franchise, in which Dwayne Johnson is slated to play Shazam supervillain Black Adam somewhere down the line.

Shazam is about 14 -year-old kid Billy Batson, who gets superpowers courtesy has a wizard called Shazam. Just by saying the word "Shazam!" Billy can transform into an adult, muscular superhero with powers of six immortal elders: Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury.

Asher Angel plays the role of the kid, while Zachary Levi donates to the cape of his superhero form. Jack Dylan Grazer plays his best friend and foster brother, Freddy.

The movie is a fun, family-friendly movie with lots of heart.

Steve Weintraub's Collider wrote on Twitter, "loved #Shazam. It's super fun, very funny, and exactly what they set out to make: 'Big' meets Superman. @ZacharyLevi is perfectly cast but the real surprise is @Jgrazerofficial as Freddy Freeman. Steals the show. "

He added in another tweet," Another thing that's great about #Shazam is #DC did not try and make a movie that fits in perfectly with the larger DC Universe. They just focused on making a great Shazam movie and hit a homerun. DC is def on a winning streak. Bring on Todd Phillips 'Joker'! "

Slashfilm's Peter Sciretta said," #Shazam is part of the Alone, Big parts, a crowd pleasing family-friendly joy-filled wish-fulfillment superhero movie which gets a bit over the top cheesy at times.

Fandango's Erik Davis tweeted, "#Shazam is big, goofy, lovable, and unlike anything DC has done before. Definitely in the vein of Tom Hanks' BIG, but with superhero action & lots of Batman and Superman references. This movie is so much I wanted to give it a go at the end. DC's movies keep getting better. "

Considering the epic box office failure that was Justice League, probably released Aquaman's huge box office success was a huge surprise to everybody. Now, Shazam looks like another decent performer at the box office, and unlike Aquaman, it does not have a gargantuan budget to recover.