Anthony Mackie is finally getting his first solo movie as Captain America, but some people think that "Brave New World" isn't quite as brave as it could've been. This is what social media users who got an early look at the newest MCU film had to say about it.
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00:00Anthony Mackie is finally getting his first solo movie as Captain America,
00:04but some people think that Brave New World isn't quite as brave as it could have been.
00:08This is what social media users who got an early look at the newest MCU film had to say about it.
00:13Holding off all reactions to Captain America, Brave New World until just two days before the
00:17film's theatrical release did not look like a show of confidence for Marvel Studios.
00:21With the social media embargo on the latest Captain America installment now lifted,
00:25it appears that worries about the film's quality were well-founded.
00:28While some of the early reactions to Brave New World are on the positive side,
00:32the general consensus on social media is that this is yet another MCU entry that
00:36fails to live up to the films of years gone by. Captain America, Brave New World continues Sam
00:41Wilson's story from the Disney Plus series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and also ties
00:45heavily into other Marvel Cinematic Universe projects. This seems to be part of the problem,
00:49as many people are surprised and annoyed about how often the film feels like an MCU history lesson.
00:54On Blue Sky, writer Mike Ryan posted,
00:56"[Captain America, Brave New World seems to only exist to wrap up loose ends through
01:00the Incredible Hulk and Eternals. In doing so, the plot is about as convoluted and dull
01:04as that all sounds." Editor Joey Mageson had a similar take, writing,
01:08"[It's a total wheel spinner, just clearing some loose ends from a few of the lesser
01:12Marvel efforts. Frankly, it should have been part of a season of television."
01:15Critic Robert Coyter, meanwhile, posted,
01:17"[Captain America, Brave New World is an overload of character, story, and action,
01:21not to mention a sequel to multiple projects, that is entirely weightless and forgettable."
01:26It seems like there's a lot of continuity to keep up with. According to critic Hoi Tran Bui,
01:31the film compensates by over-explaining everything. As she wrote,
01:34"[Looks like Marvel got that Netflix memo about characters having to say everything
01:38they do so an inattentive audience can keep up. Extreme Disney Plus series energy.]
01:42"'You're not Steve Rogers.' You're right. I'm not."
01:47Social media reviews weren't all bad, though. Journalist Jonathan Sim had one of the more
01:51positive reactions to Brave New World, posting,
01:54"[It's a gripping political thriller, offering enjoyable action and espionage with a phenomenal
01:58performance from Harrison Ford.] That said, Sim wasn't completely impressed. He continued,
02:03however, the final act underwhelms. Like The Wolverine, it gets silly in an otherwise serious
02:08film." Writer Matthew Jackson also had his issues with the film, but he made sure to
02:12praise one actor in particular. As he put it,
02:15"[Overstuffed, messy, often flatly composed,
02:18scenes show too much. But man, it really helps to have Harrison Ford on your side for these things.
02:22Not terrible, but not exactly good, either."
02:25Dave Gonzalez, co-author of the book MCU — The Reign of Marvel Studios,
02:29had similarly mixed thoughts, posting,
02:31"[I've seen a lot of bad movies, and this movie isn't bad. As a matter of fact,
02:35I like Final Red Hulk VFX. But it isn't exciting. It isn't thrilling."
02:39Gonzalez theorized that reshoots — rumored to have been carried out in response to a disastrous
02:43test screening — are the cause of many of the movie's problems. He specified that the director
02:47and star of the film did nothing wrong, explaining,
02:50"[I feel the worst for Julius Ona and Anthony Mackie,
02:52who deserve to have a movie that had more narrative and creative control over."
02:56"'I want you, Captain America, to help me rebuild the Avengers.'"
03:02Much more enthusiastic in her assessment was Nadia Martinez, aka Gotham Geek Girl,
03:07who said of Captain America Brave New World,
03:09"[It's an explosive, exciting, and powerful start to Avengers 2.0."
03:12Media personality Eric Davis was also impressed, writing,
03:16"[It excels in its Red Hulk and its many hand-to-hand or hand-to-shield fight sequences.
03:20This definitely feels like the beginning of the next chapter for Captain America,
03:24with the film laying groundwork for what's to come in the MCU later this year and beyond."