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Captain America: Civil War
Anthony Russo
(2016)
141min
12A Certificate
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Review
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by
Jeremy Aspinall
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Avengers 2.5
than a solo adventure for Captain America, this exhilarating and dramatic threequel sees Chris Evans's shield-flinging super-soldier battling over friendship and principle as much as the nefarious plans of the bad guys. An explosive mission for Cap, Black Widow and newbie Avengers Scarlet Witch and the Falcon quickly puts the team in the cross hairs of a government bigwig (William Hurt, reviving his military martinet role from
The Incredible Hulk
) who's had enough of the collateral damage wrought by previous slugfests. Superhero registration is demanded and a world-weary Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) agrees, which soon puts him at loggerheads with a sceptical Cap, a situation exacerbated when the latter's best buddy-turned-brainwashed assassin (Sebastian Stan's Winter Soldier) reappears at the wrong place at the wrong time. Loyalties are shattered, the team disassembles and the mother of all smackdowns looms, with old hands (Hawkeye, War Machine) and fresh recruits (Ant-Man, the debuting Black Panther) signing up to Team Cap or Team Iron Man. It's a multi-fight clash of the titans that has massive consequences for the combatants. Meanwhile the Russo brothers not only deliver pace, thumping action, sharp fight scenes and crisp character interplay but also let Downey Jr and Evans flex their acting muscles, too, as the philosophies and personal histories of Iron Man and Cap collide with desperate effect. New addition Chadwick Boseman makes a noble Panther (his solo debut was released in 2018) while a certain young webslinger (Tom Holland) makes his bow, hilariously shepherded into the Marvel Cinematic Universe by a delightfully wry Downey Jr. Stupendous stuff.
Summary
The superhuman soldier is propelled into conflict with his Avengers teammate Iron Man over a system of government control over their actions - a situation made worse when an old friend is accused of being behind a terror attack. As a cunning conspiracy surrounds them all, Captain America finds himself battling former allies, vengeful enemies, and new heroes on the block Black Panther and Spider-Man. Superhero adventure, starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr and Scarlett Johansson.
Cast & Crew
Steve Rogers / Captain America
Chris Evans
Tony Stark / Iron Man
Robert Downey Jr
Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
Scarlett Johansson
Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier
Sebastian Stan
Sam Wilson / Falcon
Anthony Mackie
Colonel James Rhodes / War Machine
Don Cheadle
Clint Barton / Hawkeye
Jeremy Renner
T'Challa / Black Panther
Chadwick Boseman
Vision
Paul Bettany
Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
Elizabeth Olsen
Scott Lang / Ant-Man
Paul Rudd
Sharon Carter
Emily VanCamp
Peter Parker / Spider-Man
Tom Holland (2)
Zemo
Daniel Brühl
Brock Rumlow / Crossbones
Frank Grillo
Secretary of State Thaddeus Ross
William Hurt
Everett K Ross
Martin Freeman
Aunt May
Marisa Tomei
King T'Chaka
John Kani
Howard Stark
John Slattery
Maria Stark
Hope Davis
Miriam
Alfre Woodard
Director
Anthony Russo
Director
Joe Russo (1)
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Other Information
Language:
English
Colour
Theatrical distributor:
WDSMP UK
Guidance:
Violence, some swearing.
Available on:
DVD and Blu-ray
Released on:
29 Apr 2016
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