Teasers and Trailers did this one a disservice!

Rating: 5/10 (18 February 2018)

Spoilers coming! I left the theater feeling underwhelmed. I'd felt this way after Spiderman, too; just wasn't enough tension or maybe it was over-hyped. The worst part is that the trailers for this movie revealed the best of the special effects and fights. As the movie went on, the coolest effects were already exposed and that took the wind right out of the sails. Then, couple that with "Infinity Wars" teasers that show T'Challa alive and well and interacting with Captain America, we already knew that he was coming out alive and still King of Wakanda. Plus, the later teaser reveals Bucky is hidden in Wakanda; we could easily and safely assume that wherever Cap is, he's not far from Bucky.
The politics took more of the steam from this film, too. It had the smell like the Anakin Trilogy from Star Wars (Eps 1, 2, & 3), where we are subjected to an imaginary C-SPAN. The slow downs didn't make the movie as exciting as previous MCU movies.
They didn't really tie this one into the MCU as well as others. I could have really enjoyed a couple Avenger cameos here. Plus, they had a prime opportunity to bring them in with the time line being right after "Civil War".
Now, all that said, I enjoyed the movie overall. I'd watch it over all the DC movies, save Wonder Woman. It was entertaining, the suspense just wasn't there. Maybe, I had built it up too much in my head. Ant-Man and Dr. Strange were two of my favorites not knowing anything about their characters and I hoped Black Panther would do the same. In the end, I was disappointed but it was still worth watching. Here's hoping the next one picks up the momentum of the franchise.
TL