"Captain America: Civil War" news and updates: Read Some Excellent Reviews By Critics

Some serious critics have released excellent reviews of "Captain America: Civil War."

Brian Truitt calls Civil War "the most epic Avengers movie so far, even though it's not an Avengers movie." He adds: "The movie also features the impressive introductions of Black Panther, a Wakandan prince bearing claws and a grudge, and a new Spider-Man. Previous movies have had issues balancing the youthful banter and scientific confidence of the comic-book wallcrawler, but Holland nails the role in every aspect." USA Today's

"The early chases and fights are hectic, stroboscopic messes, evidence less of the innovative power of digital effects than of the creative fatigue they can induce.

This very crowded, reasonably enjoyable installment in the Avengers cycle ... reveals, even more than its predecessors, an essential truth about the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It's not so much a grand science-fiction saga, or even a series of action-adventure movies, as a very expensive, perpetually renewed workplace sitcom," said A.O. Scott The New York Times'

Time's Stephanie Zacharek called Civil War "that rare superhero movie that doesn't grind you down with nonstop action or, worse yet, the usual tiresome cavalcade of smart-ass wisecracks." The review also applauds the "superb new addition, Chadwick Boseman's Black Panther, an African prince turned enigmatic crimefighter. As both man and cat, he's patrician and polished, a touch of class padding quietly onto the scene. Like him, Civil War, at its best, is blessedly light on its superhero-booted feet."

The Los Angeles Times warns that the film is polarizing for die-hard fans and newer comic book filmgoers, saying "it turns out to be a longer slog than you may anticipate unless you are a Marvel true believer who lives and breathes these characters' every quirk and qualm." Kenneth Turan adds that the Marvel Universe expands and adds new characters in each new film, "making it difficult for random first-time viewers, if such people still exist, to come in off the street and fully enjoy them."

"There is lots to love and much to appreciate in its thoughtful and deeply personal narrative. There is so much that works, and so much that goes against the grain in terms of what we expect from the MCU and from superhero movies in general," said Scott Mendelson Forbes'