Hi Nerds!
Went to see the latest Marvel movie with the daughter and I've got to be honest, I was a little disappointed.
It starts with the new Captain America Sam (Anthony Mackie) and the new Falcon Joaquin (Danny Ramirez) chasing a sinister league who have stolen the newly discovered Adamantium from the Japanese. After retrieving it for new President Ross (Harrison Ford), they agree to help out with peace talks over the Celestial in the Indian Ocean from the Eternals film.
The talks fall apart when Sam's friend and one of the first to take the super soldier serum Isaiah attempts to assassinate President Ross.
Sam has to find out what has happened to his friend and who is manipulating events from the shadows.
Spoilers - it's Samuel Sterns - The Leader (Tim Blake Nelson) who was last seen in the 2008 Incredible Hulk film.
Overall - The film is a bit of a mess and you can tell different versions were filmed in reshoots. Some characters disappear and storylines are cut short.
The acting for the most part is fine especially from Harrison Ford and Anthony Mackie and the new Falcon is fun to watch.
The action scenes are ok. Most of the fighting is what we've seen before in other Captain America movies and Avengers. This is what makes what Sam does a bit unrealistic, as he's doing practically the same as Steve Rogers yet not had the super serum. He even jokes he should have had it whilst fighting the Red Hulk.
The Red Hulk is another problem with this film. Yes the film is building tension up but it could have done with another ten minutes of Red Hulk smashing Washington up.
As well as the reshoots to the film jumbling the story up, the fact that you have to remember the characters in the 2008 Incredible Hulk film, like Sterns and Betty Ross (Liv Tyler returning) but it's also requires you to have watched The Eternals and the Falcon and the Winter Soldier series.
It was watchable and entertaining, it isn't the MCU's worst film but I hope they get better for the upcoming Thunderbolts and Fantastic Four. Especially as they are building up to two big Avengers movies.
Bels Score - 6.5/10
My Score - 6.5/10
Neil x
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