Marvel
Marvel Studios unveils its “Captain America: Brave New World” in cinemas on Friday, but reviews are now in and they’re not kind.
With 111 reviews counted, the film is pulling in just a 52% (5.5/10) on Rotten Tomatoes, that’s the third worst film score for the MCU to date – ahead of only “Eternals” at 47% (5.6/10) and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” at 46% (5/5.10). It sits just behind “Secret Invasion” at 53% (6.6/10) and “The Marvels” at 62% (5.9/10).
On Metacritic it sits at just 43/100 which is on par with “Dark Phoenix” and is the worst MCU film score to date.
Here’s a sampling of reviews which don’t paint a kind picture:
“Pacy and punchy, this is a promising first official outing for the new Captain America, even if some awkward and inconsistent moments hold it back from greatness.” – Helen O’Hara, Empire
“Making matters far worse is the film’s blatant plan to be as inoffensive and apolitical as possible. As a result, it’s a raging bore on top of being nearly incomprehensible.” – Odie Henderson, Boston Globe
“Brave New World is a bunch of characters wandering around in search of meaning, the Marvel machine creaking loudly as it tries to whip up some grand mythos around these B-tier figures.” – Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair
“Director Julius Onah does well with the action but fumbles the quieter moments and supervises editing that’s the opposite of crisp, not helped by script writers who ape military language and grandiose sentiment.” – Mark Kennedy, Associated Press
“If Falcon and the Winter Soldier was a streaming series that occasionally approached the cinematic, Brave New World too often feels like TV on the big screen.” – Alonso Duralde, The Film Verdict
“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.” – Frank Scheck, THR
“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.” – David Fear, Rolling Stone
“The listless and deeply unengaging “Brave New World” is far too preoccupied with its own past to deliver any real excitement in the present — let alone have any real hope of stoking enthusiasm for the future.” – David Ehrlich, Indiewire
“There’s nothing brave about this movie. There’s nothing new either. And sure, it technically takes place in the world, but one out of three is bad.” – William Bibbiani, The Wrap
The film is set to open pretty much everywhere this week, and is currently on track for a $190 million worldwide opening weekend with around half that coming from the U.S. over the four-day President’s Day weekend.
