Early “Captain America: Brave New World” Reviews Are Very Mixed.

The embargo is up and the chosen media are allowed to give their opinions on the newest Captain America film with Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) as the new Cap. So far the reviews for “Captain America: Brave New World” are not doing the film many favors, although they are definitely mixed.

There is also talk of boycotts by the Pro-Palestine crowd as well over the Israeli superhero character Sabra / Ruth Bat-Seraph, played by Shira Haas.

Here are some of the comments about the film:

“Captain America: Brave New World’ Review: Half-Hearted Marvel Movie Looks Half-Finished.” – The Wrap

“Unfortunately, Captain America: Brave New World proves a lackluster Marvel entry that feels as if its complicated storyline has been painstakingly worked out without a shred of inspiration.” – The Hollywood Reporter

“A briskly paced, though cumbersome superhero action thriller with political-movie tropes.” -Casey’s Movie Mania

“As a Captain America movie, Brave New World is batting strongly below average. Its plot is at least mildly reminiscent of 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, but it’s both fair and unfair to compare the two.” -Polygon

“Brave New World, alas, is not a movie anybody would aspire to make, at least in its current condition.” – Bilge Ebiri for New York Magazine/Vulture

“While Brave New World is nowhere near as bad as the various MCU low points of the past few years, this attempt at both reestablishing the iconic character and resetting the board is still weak tea.” – Rolling Stone

“Captain America: Brave New World fails to deliver the movie that both its leading man and its titular hero deserve.”– Nerdist

“Anthony Mackie’s Captain America earns his Stars and Stripes in this uneven, un-MCU thriller.” – Total Film

“Captain America: Brave New World is a bottom-tier Marvel movie with a snooze-worthy plot and low emotional stakes.” – io9

“Captain America: Brave New World feels neither brave, nor all that new.” – IGN

“To damn it with faint praise, Captain America: Brave New World is serviceable, both in terms of its set pieces but also to the wider MCU, which is also the main problem holding it back.” – Digital Spy

“Captain America: Brave New World seems to exist only to push forward the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe, which is most apparent in the weird pacing and structure of the many rewrites and reshoots.” – Bleeding Cool

“Brave New World benefits from Anthony Mackie’s gritty presence, but otherwise this lacklustre sequel makes one wistful for a seemingly bygone era in which Marvel’s blockbusters felt far more vital.” – Screen International

“It’s hard to imagine Brave New World rallying the Marvel fanbase, not least because it gives them so little to rally behind. It feels less like a film than something you make when you can’t think of one, but your deadline is looming regardless.” – Daily Telegraph

“The MCU has eaten itself into a bloated, constipated stupor. The possibility for clear and uncomplicated storytelling has been neutralised by the kind of relentless exposition that 34 previous movies and 11 MCU TV shows now, unfortunately, require.“- Times UK

“Anthony Mackie deserves a better script and a more competent studio at his back, rather than yet another half-baked effort like this. The golden days of Marvel Studios are long gone, and something needs to change to secure its future.” – Discussing Film

“Captain America: Brave New World isn’t a return to the MCU’s halcyon days, nor a step into bold, uncharted franchise territory. Instead, it’s a profoundly mid, muddled actioner.“- Dexerto

“We hope it’s merely the beginning of that aspect of Sam’s story. Because Brave New World’s legacy will always belong to Harrison Ford.– Entertainment Weekly

“It not only turns its hero into a Magical Negro. In an effort to soothe white America’s anger and hurt, it also asks its hero to grin and figuratively tap dance off screen.” – Robert Daniels

Those reviews were both rotten and fresh if you can believe it.

Opening Weekend Box office estimates.

The media keeps claiming that the film will debut between $90-$95 million, and it might, but that doesn’t mean it will be able to maintain that number past the opening weekend. Variety did say that they are dropping down to $80-$85 million domestic.

We shall see how this goes. This is not looking good. I have a feeling many will just wait for Disney+.

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