Captain America: Brave New World | Full Movie | Movies Anywhere

[It] might just be bridging the gap with disposable entertainment, but it at least feels moored to this world. It holds onto the history of what came before it and the promise of what might be if Secret Wars lives up to the (perhaps unearned) hype.

The best response to Brave New World’s premise — that Captain America is as essential as ever — is his fellow Avenger’s most memorable line: “Is he, though?”

Too much of the movie looks like scraps from a buffet of good ideas. The final effort isn’t bad but could have been much better by sticking to the basics and not piling on as much as possible in hope something will stick.

With cheesy effects, a dour demeanour and a blow-your-socks-off climactic fight, this fourth installment in the Captain America film series is saved from somnolence by Harrison Ford’s twinkly-eyed red giant

... exploring the notions of legacy (the road traveled and the road yet to be paved) in a narrative that’s nowhere near as thrilling as it wants to be yet is no less thoughtful.