The internet’s favorite film reviewer, Hideo Kojima, has finally shared his thoughts on Marvel’s newest movie, Thunderbolts*, and it's his most positive MCU review of the year.
The game developer took to Twitter on May 11 to let his followers know just what he thinks of Thunderbolts. "I watched Thunderbolts*," said Kojima. "It’s not about eliminating a powerful external enemy to save the world. It’s about embracing lonely individuals and rescuing the audience from their own inner enemies. A truly kind-hearted MCU film."
However, it seems as though star Florence Pugh, who plays Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow’s rebellious younger sister Yelena Belova, seems to have stolen the show for Kojima, as he wrote, "...above all, Florence Pugh was phenomenal." Check out the full post below.
I watched “Thunderbolts*.” It’s not about eliminating a powerful “external enemy” to save the “world.” It’s about embracing lonely “individuals” and rescuing the “audience” from their own “inner enemies.” A truly “kind-hearted” MCU film. Jake Schreier’s sense of humor strikes a… pic.twitter.com/uwyViSwdO7May 11, 2025
Kojima’s Thunderbolts review is vastly different from what he had to say about Marvel’s first 2025 release, Captain America: Brave New World, which left the game designer in utter confusion. "I vaguely remember Sam receiving the shield in [Avengers: Endgame], but when did he officially become Cap?" asked Kojima via Twitter. "...I’m also getting it mixed up with the Thunderbolts trailer."
Of course, it is important to note that Kojima’s confusion over the fourth Captain America movie was probably due to him not having seen The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, where Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson officially donned the suit. However, this does reinforce the biggest problem with Marvel at the moment, in that you cannot watch a new MCU movie without having seen previous projects first.
Directed by Jake Schreier, Thunderbolts follows Marvel’s most unconventional group of antiheroes as they embark on a dangerous mission to save the world in the absence of The Avengers. Alongside Pugh, the movie stars Sebastian Stan (Bucky Barnes), David Harbour (Red Guardian), Hannah John-Kamen (Ghost), Olga Kurylenko (Taskmaster), Wyatt Russell (John Walker), and Lewis Pullman (Bob).
Thunderbolts* is out now. For more, check out our guide to the other upcoming Marvel movies on the way in 2025 and beyond.
