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Captain America: Same Old Marvel
Chris Kavan - wrote on 02/22/2025
This phase of the MCU continues spinning its wheels in what is a very bog-standard entry into the long-running franchise. At least this film attempts to connect it to a previous entry (The Eternals) by acknowledging the giant dude in the Indian Ocean (and introducing Adamantium into the MCU to boot). But despite some effort to move things forward, for the most part the film plays it very safe - too safe - and although I thought the cast did its best - with Anthony Mackie, Harrison Ford and Danny Ramirez being the standouts in my view - the story was very average the Tim Blake Nelson's Leader makes for a weak villain.
Those going in without having seen Falcon and the Winter Soldier may also be at a disadvantage as both Danny Ramirez' Joaquin Torres and Carl Lumbly's Isaiah Bradley play …
