After seeing it, I can honestly say…it’s the best MCU movie since Deadpool & Wolverine.

In all seriousness, it wasn’t bad but it certainly wasn’t good. During the film’s opening minutes, I heard one teenager in the row behind me say, “Yo, that is not Captain America!” I think he echoed how most of the general public feels about Sam Wilson.

Basically, nothing happened in the movie. There’s a lot of stereotypical Marvel quips, especially from Joaquin. Lots of obvious CGI scenes. I’m not sure how to say this, but it didn’t feel like an MCU movie at all - just a generic action film that just happened to have Marvel characters.

I was expecting Red Hulk to have more of a presence in the movie based on the marketing, but it turns out Red Hulk was supposed to be the major plot twist/big 11th-hour reveal, so if you’ve seen any marketing for this movie whatsoever - even a poster - you’ve been spoiled.

It’s not worth sticking around for the post-credits scene. It’s literally just “Something vague is coming…”. One of the worst post-credits scenes from Marvel.

My immediate reaction upon leaving the theater was feeling like I’d wasted my time and money, and that perhaps the critics were right. But after reflecting on it for a few hours, there were a lot of parts I enjoyed, particularly the scene where Isaiah goes rogue and gets arrested, and when Sam stops the fighter jets from Japan. It wasn’t that bad, just not something that needs to be seen on the big screen (and as a huge advocate of the theater experience, I can’t believe I’m typing that…about a Marvel movie, no less!). I enjoyed this movie, but it’s definitely not something you need to rush out and see. Hopefully Thunderbolts and Fantastic Four can right the ship.

So, bottom line: if you can only see one movie this weekend, go see Paddington in Peru or Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.

Damn, those ratings are low

I’ll be seeing it in a few minutes and I’ll post my review when I’m done.

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I’m going to a screening in 5 hours. I’ll report back.

I liked it. It was a lil clunky, but not so clunky that you’d know that it went through development hell if nobody told you. Some of the dialogue was flat and busy telling the audience what it already showed us, but most of it was competent if not good. I think the humor in this movie wasn’t crazy but it was wayyyyyy better than the standard brand of “Marvel humor” we usually see. The “since when were they red?” line is basically the only moment we get of humor like that, it was quite refreshing. And no, Torres wasn’t annoying in this movie, at least not to me, he was fine (although I don’t like how the writers positioned him for most of the third act). The action was great for the most part even if at times it feels like Cap has Domino’s superpower.

If this movie has a major flaw, it’d be that it borrows many themes and plot points from TWS and CW. But I liked those beats and they were competently handled, so the movie works for me.

I’m astounded by how poorly this movie is being received. Especially considering the rumors surrounding the reshoots and test screenings, it felt to me like it exceeded the expectations those rumors set in my mind by leaps and bounds.