I'd agree with the three-star rating. The Captain America / Winter Soldier / Falcon thread has never really been my thing (although the First Avenger had Stanley Tucci and heart, but I repeat myself) but they are consistently a favourite among a lot of folks I talk to about Marvel movies. They're a superhero variant on political intrigue / action / spy movies and I can absolutely see the appeal of that. Just not for me, I need more fantasy (and I'm not talking about the noble politician and USian exceptionalism).
This one, though, really felt like it was trying to have it both ways. It was going in the direction of an even-more-complex Winter-Soldier-style plot, but then (like you say) it turned tail and ran back to the safety of explosions and smashing things. Which, okay. It was still an entertaining thing I was watching.
I'm still on board for the marketing ploy of a famous YouTuber climbing the Celestial Head with the avowed intention of being the first person to teabag it, too.
I'd agree with the three-star rating. The Captain America / Winter Soldier / Falcon thread has never really been my thing (although the First Avenger had Stanley Tucci and heart, but I repeat myself) but they are consistently a favourite among a lot of folks I talk to about Marvel movies. They're a superhero variant on political intrigue / action / spy movies and I can absolutely see the appeal of that. Just not for me, I need more fantasy (and I'm not talking about the noble politician and USian exceptionalism).
This one, though, really felt like it was trying to have it both ways. It was going in the direction of an even-more-complex Winter-Soldier-style plot, but then (like you say) it turned tail and ran back to the safety of explosions and smashing things. Which, okay. It was still an entertaining thing I was watching.
I'm still on board for the marketing ploy of a famous YouTuber climbing the Celestial Head with the avowed intention of being the first person to teabag it, too.