Starring Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan and more, the action-packed film is out May 2 As Thunderbolts* closes the Marvel Cinematic Universe's chapter on Phase 5, critics debate whether the latest superhero flick can reboot the franchise.

The official title of Marvel’s latest movie, Thunderbolts, includes an asterisk (a style choice that is explained by the film itself), and the same symbol could be incorporated into many of the first official reviews.

For Marvel fans, "Thunderbolts*" may well be remembered as the film that got the hobbling MCU franchise back on track - although that's mostly just wishful thinking from the suckers who've been faithfully keeping up with every sequel,