'Captain America: Civil War' is another gem in Marvel's MCU gauntlet - CNET

There's a lot of conce that "Civil War" would be too big, and serve as a sort of Avengers 3 instead of a Captain America movie. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that's not the case at all here, and while we get a lot of Avengers action, this is absolutely a story about Steve Rogers and his friendships with Tony Stark and Bucky Baes.

Every other hero gets a good moment, and most of the characters have solid reasoning for which side they've chosen. There are strong emotional beats for most of the main players in "Civil War," and nobody makes any dumb, illogical choices here. It's a very strong script; combined with the cast's confidence in their characters, there's a lot of good work done in "Civil War" tying up old ends and laying the bricks for arcs to come. The movie's main villain (Helmut Zemo, played by Daniel Bruhl), felt a bit overpowered by the Cap vs. Iron Man storyline, but his motivations and master plan are easily understood by the end of the film.

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We're also introduced to new players in the game, Black Panther (played pitch-perfectly by Chadwick Boseman), and a teenage Spider-Man (Tom Holland in his first foray as our friendly neighborhood Spidey). You will be looking up when "Black Panther" and "Spider-Man: Homecoming" hit theaters after seeing Boseman and Holland play their respective characters. Boseman is regal, yet relatable. Kind, yet terrifying. As for Holland, I've never seen a better Spider-Man portrayed on the big screen. Sorry, Tobey and Andrew, this kid is it.