Release Date: May
06, 2016 RealD 3D
Runtime: 2 hr. 26 min.
Genres: Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Director:Joe Russo, Anthony Russo
Cast: Chris Evans, Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlett
Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie
Review:
Captain America: Civil War is a busy film that has a lot of ground to cover. It’s the type of film that has a clear agenda
and while the story is fairly predicable it never bores you much, the first act
is a tad slow moving, as it moves its chess pieces into place. The Russo brothers deserve a massive amount
of praise for keeping all the proverbial balls in the air while giving each
character their time to shine. It’s an
impressive trick considering the size of the cast and none of the characters
feel short changed. The new additions
add a welcome breathe of fresh air with Tom Holland’s Spiderman leaving the
biggest impression. As always, the
action set pieces are massive and impressive with the airport battle shown in
all the promos being the centerpiece.
The best action sequence though might be a fight in an apartment
building which is a masterwork of choreography.
Captain America: Civil War is a fun film with a healthy bit of pathos at
play but when everything is said and done the story isn’t quite as ground
shaking as some have made it out to be.
B+
Nice review. That setpiece at the airport was awesome.
ReplyDeleteThanks man, yes the airport sequence was gold!
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