Review of Captain America: Civil War (2016) by Matthew C — 06 Nov 2016

I have to say the best part of this film for me were the fight scenes. That's probably not what the directors and writers want to hear but that choreography and camerawork was so stellar in those scenes! Overall it's a pretty good film, but I still think Winter Soldier stands alone at the top of this series.

Still, much better than the majority of the first Captain America. This story really comes down to friendships and which ones mean more. The politics and principal of it is underdeveloped, especially given Stark's motivation.

The added characters feel more like unnecessary cameos than integral parts of the story and the villain's entire goal belongs in an Avengers film, not a Captain America movie. It comes down to Rogers putting Bucky before almost everything else, and unreasonably.

What friends agree with me and I prefer? That's what I'm landing on rather than dis it OK to lock up people with powers. Things don't add up and you have followers following the two main just because that's what was in the script.

But those action scenes! Captain America fights are the Bourne of Marvel movies, easy! Worth the watch for anyone who has seen the other two. Downey Jr. and Evans are great as well and leave everything else out, their story, their test of friendship and clash at the end is climactic!