Review of Captain America: Civil War (2016) by Fabian S — 28 Oct 2017

While the key components of the MCU are still working smoothly, the film more often than not seems to almost topple under the weight of the mythos it's supposed to carry. Given the lineup involved, it's easy to forget that this is a Captain America focused film, which means that it skips the cynical self-awareness of other MCU series and adds a good dose of pathos and rather numb-skulled naiveté.

Too bad that characters such as Tony Stark suffer due to this, as the plot - in order to reinforce the Captain America films' trademark directness - requires them to be unable to communicate like adults (that would resolve the main issue in an instant and make the entire conflict redundant).

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