Good Movie. That's it.

Rating: 6/10 (30 April 2016)

First of all, I know this review is going to get a lot of hate, which is understandable because superhero fanboys will attempt to destroy anything that doesn't give their movie a 10/10. I give it a 7.5/10, because I thought it was a good, serviceable movie...but it's so stale at this point.
There's nothing different in this movie that hasn't been seen in previous Marvel movies. I didn't have any investment in any of the characters ideologies whatsoever. I found points in the movie a bore and zoned out at quite a few points, which isn't that big of a deal because it's a really simple plot and you can easily tell what's happening. The action scenes were cool, but I don't think any of them were really memorable, besides some moments in the airport and besides the final fight between three characters - because honestly, that's when a fight actually had some good emotion behind it.
I know that it looks like I'm shitting all over this movie, but I would recommend people to see it. It IS a good movie. It IS good big screen entertainment. I've only ever really liked about 4 of the 13 Marvel cinematic universe movies, so at this point, it seems kind of obvious that the world has grown stale to me. If this had been one of the first Marvel movies I had seen, it probably would've blown my mind. But it didn't. There hasn't been any unique visual or story telling styles, despite the various directors that have been involved with the film universe. There's no flare. They're just studio films at this point. No originality to their look. It grows tiresome and boring.
Now we get to the obligatory "is this better than BvS". The answer for me is...not really. They sit on the same level. Both a 7.5/10. Although BvS had its problems, its visual flare was enjoyable to watch and it did have some brilliant moments scattered about poor decisions. Civil War doesn't do anything poorly, it just doesn't do anything brilliantly either. At this point, I attribute it to Marvel fatigue. I'm sure that when DC starts releasing movies I'll have the same problem with it eventually so don't act like I'm hating on Civil War for the sake of hating it.
Besides the fight between three towards the end of the film (the one in the trailer), my other favourite moments was everything Spider- Man. Although we didn't have enough time to get fully acquainted with the new Spider-Man, I enjoyed every scene he was in and I look forward to watching his standalone film. At this point, I still like Toby Maguire the most as Spider-Man but he has a real contender with Tom Holland.
Overall, I really loved some moments in the movie....and I think the rest is forgettable. Honestly, it's only been 2 days since I saw it and I can't even remember the reasons they started fighting, the "bad guy" (another weak Marvel movie villain - they just can't do villains well) or the majority of scenes. 7.5/10. You'll probably love it if you're a Marvel fanboy.
If you're curious, yes, I am a DC fanboy. But I also love a quite a few Marvel characters. I did grow up with superheroes after all. But that doesn't mean I can't admit when aspects of superhero movies are crap. Because at the end of the day, my love for film trumps my love of superhero movies.