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"Captain America: Brave New World" Review: A Mixed Bag for the MCU

Anthony Mackie's Captain America film struggles with narrative clarity despite notable performances and themes, offering a mix of action and confusion in its storytelling.

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If nothing else, Sterns’s tease is a reminder that this latest phase of the MCU is still grasping for some purpose or cohesion.
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In Sam's first solo outing as Captain America, the everyman character struggles with the pressure and responsibility of saving the world despite not having superpowers or special abilities.
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Unlike earlier standouts, most recent Marvel films are more interested in threading the past to its future than doing something exciting in the present.
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Feb 14th, 2025, 12:03 AM ET

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"Captain America: Brave New World", featuring Anthony Mackie and Harrison Ford, presents a tumultuous narrative blending geopolitics with superhero action. While Mackie impressively embodies his role, the film suffers from an unruly storyline that veers off-course, introducing too many subplots and failing to deliver the depth expected from a Marvel installment. The introduction of characters and themes is compelling, but the execution leaves much to be desired, diminishing its potential as a standout film in the Marvel franchise.

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