03/06/2026
Just saw the new He-man and the Masters of the Universe. If you're worried about the earth scenes...those work well given the context. If you are also worried about Jared Leto as Skeletor...Skeletor is great and you won't even know it's Jared Leto.
The movie felt a lot like the Disney+ series Ahsoka. If this was an animated movie then this would have been perfect. It is very campy, actually too campy for my liking, and too cookie cutter. Think somewhere between Thor Ragnarok and Love and Thunder sprinkled with a little Guardians of the Galaxy and you get this movie. It is too on the nose for me. The tone shifts drastically in between dramatic scenes and the goofiness.
To be technical...this has a Director problem. Travis Knight has only bumblebee under his belt and you feel the unseasoned director's take on the movie. Which is ironic coz I had high hopes for this just because Travis is directing.
Overall this felt like a satire or a parody of Thor dressed up as He-Man. Mortal Kombat still holds the title of a fun summer movie.