The film Black Panther 2 without the late Chadwick Boseman was always going to pack an emotional punch for fans.
Building around the empty hole left by the tragic loss of Boseman was a mountain for filmmaker Ryan Coogler to climb.
Stepping up to the plate were the incredible wāhine surrounding them both as a massive part of the original Black Panther and the beating heart of Wakanda Forever.
Queen Ramonda and Shuri mourn the loss of a son and a brother - their King - while leading the nation of Wakanda in a new world where the whole world knows who they are.
With the incredible Dora Milaje warrior women by their side, Wakanda seems in very safe hands - but it's not the world they know they should be afraid of.
The mutant King Namor rules over the underwater city of Talokan. He has his own source of the priceless powerful vibranium and he and his mighty people will do anything to protect it.
If that means war, then war he will bring.
As a standalone Marvel outing, the narrative needed a good chunk taken out in the middle, but as a tribute to the Black Panther - the late Chadwick Boseman - Wakanda Forever is incredibly moving.
It also has some astonishing women dominating the big screen in the best possible way.
Four stars.
