Florence Pugh understands that "Thunderbolts*" is special. The actress reprises her role as Yelena Belova in the anti-hero film, which also costars Sebastian Stan, Wyatt Russell, David Harbour, and Hannah John-Kamen.

It's not lost on Thunderbolts* star Florence Pugh that she's in a major Marvel movie that's more about depression and mental health than battling some big comic book villain. Sure

Peter Debruge of Variety writes that the blockbuster balances self-deprecating comedy with mental health concerns and relies on deep knowledge of obscure characters (better get to watching those Marvel movies in order) to make sense of the MCU going forward. Debruge agrees with the others that it’s Florence Pugh’s film, writing: