What's so civil about war anyway?

Rating: 7/10 (9 May 2016)

I know a lot of people won't like this opening statement: It had the same major problem as Batman vs. Superman.
We all knew from trailers, posters, and references to the Civil War story from the comics that the Avengers would break apart and fight it out. So, as with BvsS, the writers/directors were tasked with the considerable challenge of generating a creditable story to explain this conflict. They didn't do that. Sure there is good effort on their part, but they didn't succeed. When the punches, rockets, and arrows start flying we haven't reached a believable cause for all this.
The inclusion of Spiderman and Ant-Man are forced. They bring quality scenes and good humor but it just feels forced and unnecessary.
That said, the action scenes are great and highly entertaining.
Black Panther was good but could have been better. His character deserved a stand alone introduction rather than this.
Overall, it is a good movie but I wish the focus had been on a believable story and a Black Panther stand alone movie beforehand.