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Issue: Autumn 2016

Captain America Civil War (2016) movie review

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Movie poster, Captain America Civil War
Divided We Fall

One hundred and seventeen countries band together to produce an accord demanding the oversight of 'enhanced' humans. In short, the Avengers will have to have approval on a case-by-case basis before acting.

What could possibly go wrong?

Of course, not all the Avengers will sign up. And so the two factions, Captain America (against signing) and Iron Man (for signing) begin recruiting. Naturally it ends in a brawl.

Let's be honest here, this is SFX porn. There is the odd bit of what passes for plot line between special effects-heavy fight scenes.

Ultimately watching this film is like watching the promotional 'reel' for a special effects company. If you think you could watch a couple of hours of that, then this film is for you.

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Marvel's Captain America: Civil War..L to R: Sharon Carter/Agent 13 (Emily VanCamp), Sam Wilson/Falcon (Anthony Mackie), Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans)..Photo Credit: Zade Rosenthal..© Marvel 2016


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Marvel's Captain America: Civil War..L to R: War Machine/James Rhodes (Don Cheadle) and Iron Man/Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.)..Photo Credit: Film Frame..© Marvel 2016


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Marvel's Captain America: Civil War..Spider-Man/Peter Parker (Tom Holland)..Photo Credit: Film Frame..© Marvel 2016



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by Ali Kayn
Australian release 28 April 2016
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Just the facts:

Title: Captain America Civil War (2016)
Written by: Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely(scr), Mark Millar (comic book), Joe Simon and Jack Kirby (chr)
Directed by: Anthony & Joe Russo
Running time: 146 mins
Rating:

The Players: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Emily VanCamp, Tom Holland, William Hurt, Martin Freeman, Marisa Tomei, Alfre Woodard,

Official website: http://marvel.com/captainamerica
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