For a sequel that seemingly wasn't sure of the tone of the original, "Shazam! - Fury Of The Gods" as an overall approach is a hit-and-miss proposition. While the themes work, most of the narrative structure and progression is a bit muddled and messy.

Here the idea of a person of Mauritania (alas "The Mauritanian"), which actually is a country on the Northwest Coast of Africa next to Algiers, is accused of being one of the masterminds behind direct phone connections to Osama Bin Laden through a sat phone (and, by extension, to the 9/11 attacks).