Civil War is like trying to evade the police: exciting at times, tense at times, and meandering at times. It doesn't always go where it should, but at least it has a spectacular end.
From the posters (I never watch trailers), I was expecting this to be more similar to Red Dawn, but then again it is an A24 film after all, so maybe Red Dawn with Marcel the Shell as the lead rebel.
What I got was closer to Apocalypse Now, which is not necessarily a bad thing, though there was some down time in the movie I felt could've been edited for tightness.
That cast was amazing, especially Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny and the inimitable Jesse Plemons. The message was clear and I felt Garland did a good job of not making the two sides too obvious, but still a little obvious anyway. It's a tough line to walk and he walked it well.
The third act / climax was pure fire, and I would kill to see the prequel to this!
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Civil War is like trying to evade the police: exciting at times, tense at times, and meandering at times. It doesn't always go where it should, but at least it has a spectacular end.
From the posters (I never watch trailers), I was expecting this to be more similar to Red Dawn, but then again it is an A24 film after all, so maybe Red Dawn with Marcel the Shell as the lead rebel.
What I got was closer to Apocalypse Now, which is not necessarily a bad thing, though there was some down time in the movie I felt could've been edited for tightness.
That cast was amazing, especially Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny and the inimitable Jesse Plemons. The message was clear and I felt Garland did a good job of not making the two sides too obvious, but still a little obvious anyway. It's a tough line to walk and he walked it well.
The third act / climax was pure fire, and I would kill to see the prequel to this!
(Seen in IMAX)