A slow intermission in the greater story arc

Rating: 6/10 (11 May 2016)

Who is Bucky? Why is he here?
He's a Winter Soldier, and he reminds us that we all do crazy things we don't remember, and we shouldn't be throwing stones at glass houses. No, we should be throwing explosive lasers and bombs and rockets at each other, for roughly two hours and 27 minutes.
How did we get here? Captain America: Civil War marks a humdrum intermission in the greater story arc about the Infinity Gems and the Infinity Fist, a devious device unthinkable in Eishenhower's America. It's easy to criticize the movie for being too long and featuring too many characters, but the key flaw here is what the movie lacks: a viable, interesting villain.
Whatever happened to the bad guy wanting to destroy the world? Ultron tried. Loki tried. That creepy Egyptian guy from X-Men: Apocalypse is gonna try. If there were a real villain in Captain America: Civil War, then it would totally destroy the premise of the movie.
That's because the Avengers are being globally criticized for saving the planet in the face of total destruction because they "break a few eggs" along the way. Um, I'm sorry, but Ultron was about to destroy the entire planet, so, um, I'm sorry, but people are going to die, no matter how carefully Iron Man aims his rockets. So the solution is to have an all-out battle at a deserted airport. Yawn. Did I mention I hate being at airports?
The upbeat fun is mostly gone, although there are some good laughs involving Spider-man and Ant-Man. Captain America and Bucky continue their super-not-straight relationship. Vision continues to be a waste of an Infinity Gem. Black Panther and the Scarlet Witch appear without explanation or development.
At least we don't have to watch poor Uncle Ben die again.