The wait, caused by delays and reshoots, is over. Captain America: Brave New World will land in theaters from tomorrow. The reviews are now free from any embargo, and it is not good news for Marvel.
As of the time of writing this, it is sitting at just a 51% (5.5/10) on Rotten Tomatoes, putting it behind even The Marvels (62% – 5.9/10). Oh…
Metacritic is even worse, with it sitting at 43/100 as of this morning, which ties it with Fox X-Men entry Dark Phoenix. So what do they say about this latest MCU entry? One that was cut and reshot several times according to Hollywood rumor? Well… brace yourself. To the RT summary pages!
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
It is probably going to defy these reviews, as Captain America: Brave New World is tracking for a decent opening.