Just how many superheroes can you fit in one movie? Well, Marvel may have just answered that with the latest instalment of the Avengers franchise.
Captain America: Civil War calls a generous cast into the fray, and they don't all get along.
The Russo brothers, Joe and Anthony, did such a killer job on Captain America: Winter Soldier that Marvel not only gave them Civil War, but also gave them the nod for the next Avengers: Infinity War - Part 1 & 2. So needless to say, we're in safe hands.
In the vein of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice but a master-class smack-down on how to do it properly, Captain America: Civil War pits superhero against superhero, upping the ante 10-fold by making it plural and making it the Avengers.
More super power, more fire power, but most importantly more brain power makes this not just a far superior superhero move, but a far superior movie full-stop.
Here we have Captain America on a mission to do the right thing by his old mate, Bucky, except this time not everyone agrees. Well, mostly Iron Man doesn't agree, and Tony Stark is used to getting his own way.
The ranks will be forced to take sides, and for different reasons. They will also be forced to audition some new recruits, and while I know you're one click away from knowing each and every one of them, what they do, who plays them, when they're next in their own movie and what their favourite colour is, let me remind you how much more fun the movies are the less you know.
My advice? Get thee to a cinema. This is a big-as-you-can big-screen watch. The action scenes aplenty are stunningly immersive and glorious to watch, particularly on IMAX, and tying all the action together is a tight, cohesive story, infused with such comedy and heart you'll forget you're at a superhero movie.
Four-and-a-half stars.
Captain America: Civil War
:: Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
:: Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Elizabeth Olsen, Robert Downey Jr, Paul Rudd, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Renner, Sebastian Stan, Tom Holland, Emily VanCamp, Anthony Mackie, Frank Grillo, Don Cheadle, Chadwick Boseman
:: Rating: M - violence
:: Running Time: 147 minutes
:: Release Date: In cinemas now
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