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Film REVIEW: Captain America: Civil War (2016) - ★★★★★

Updated: May 24

Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

Writer: Christopher Markus, Stephen McFeely

based on Captain America by Joe Simon, Jack Kirby

Stars: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastain Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Emily VanCamp, Marisa Tomei, Tom Holland, Frank Grillo, Martin Freeman, William Hurt, Daniel Bruhl.

Genre: Action, Sci-Fi

Themes: Superhero, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Based on Comic Book

Political involvement in the Avengers' affairs causes a rift between Captain America and Iron Man.

It is the sequel to Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), and the 13th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

The film received positive reviews, including praise for the performances (particularly Evans and Downey), action sequences, and themes. A fourth film, Captain America: Brave New World, is set for release in February 2025, which is a continuation of Marvel Studios' Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021), following Mackie's Sam Wilson as Captain America.

MIX UP REVIEWS:

Jan (Age 12): ★★★★★

" I loved this film!!! I really enjoyed Iron man and Captain America clashing it was brilliant! Black Panther entering the MCU for the first time was amazing, I think he is my favourite marvel hero, Spiderman was also awesome. I was kinda sad when I realised that Thor and Hulk wouldn't be in this film. The original avengers; Hulk, Black Widow, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor, aren't the only ones. The new avengers are; Spiderman, Black Panther, Falcon, Captain America, Iron Man, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Ant-Man, Thor, and War Machine.

I don't want to ruin the movies for anyone so I won't say too much, but I will say that this film has the best action scenes I have seen so far. Next I'm watching Doctor Strange."

Stewart - ★★★★

" The Captain America films continue the kind of spy movie vibe which is a nice change from the rest, the big set piece is the big clash between the heroes which is all done very well. Tom Holland gets a nice introduction as Spider-Man and the cast are all pretty good, Robert Downey Jr in particular gets to stretch a bit more than usual with some conflicting emotions for Iron Man. The final fight is pretty epic as well. The in-between stuff is a bit dry but there's enough good actors in the cast to drive it on - hello Martin Freeman :)"

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Mix Up Theatre Movie Chart Position: #87