"Captain America: Civil War" | MOVIE REVIEW

Better a couple of months late than never, right?

So, Captain America: Civil War is the second Captain America movie directed by the Russo brothers and stars, well, the Avengers (minus Thor and the Hulk). If you've seen the trailers, then you'll know what this movie is about (actually, it's sort-of like general knowledge at this point to know the basic premise of this movie). That being said, I think this is Marvel's best movie since the first Avengers.

Now, it was always gonna be difficult to top Captain America: The Winter Soldier (also directed by the Russo's), which was a great movie in its own right. It had kick-ass action, great intrigue, and an interesting set of twists that ultimately kept you on the edge of your seat as you were watching it. And, ultimately, the Russo's understood the idea of making a sequel and built on what made the predecessor great while adding a lot of interesting new stuff to it.

First of all, I really enjoyed the action in this movie; that was awesome. The hits looked really solid and were all sold really well, too. And the pay-offs were all great for the tension building up to them. Everything was just satisfying to watch. Even seeing the new Spiderman was satisfying to see.

And part of what made the action really entertaining to watch was the snappy dialog they had here and there. While I know I took the piss out on Gods of Egypt for having a bunch of s**t-talkers, the way the Russo’s executed it in this movie didn’t quite beat you over the head the way Alex Proyas did with Gods of Egypt. The banter was all there, and nothing ever felt out-of-character for anyone.

Another thing I really liked about this movie was that this movie really does excel at building tension and pulling you into a scene before the big fight comes on. The dialog and the interaction between characters were gripping and interesting, and actually really got your thought process going. In a sense, it has you weighing both sides of this “civil war” in your brain, and it makes you pick a side.

But, as with any other movie, Civil War isn’t perfect, and I did pinpoint a couple of flaws in the movie.

Like I mentioned earlier, if you’ve seen the trailers, you pretty much know what this movie is all about. Nothing really surprises you in this movie if you’ve actively paid attention to the marketing campaign.

And I thought that the villain was pretty weak, too. Other than just setting up the final showdown in the movie – pretty much because he had to – and kind of just setting the story on its way, he didn’t really do much else.

In spite of these flaws, I thoroughly enjoyed Captain America: Civil War, and it is definitely deserving of a Big George.

I’m actually really excited to see Spiderman: Homecoming now. Thanks, Tom Holland.

So, those are my thoughts on Captain America: Civil War. Have you seen it? (Of course you have; everyone’s seen this movie) Let me know what you think about it. And, as always, this has been Rafa – and stay classy.