First Captain America: Civil War Review Calls It An "Emotional Horror Movie"

By Dan Woburn / March 2, 2016

Devin Faraci of Birth.Movies.Death has managed to speak to a few people who have seen early screenings of Captain America: Civil War, and the initial reaction is strongly positive. It's no wonder, as Marvel would have to be overwhelmingly happy with the near-finished product in order to begin showing it to people this early. Faraci compiles the opinions of four or so lucky viewers, and he's inclined to believe them because they all report roughly the same points. Prepare for some extremely light spoiler-y details as to how Spider-Man is plonked into proceedings;

"...the movie is fully a sequel to The Winter Soldier. I've been telling you this for a while, but now that the film is finished it seems to be confirmed - this isn't Avengers 2.5, but rather Captain America 3, and it truly focuses on Cap and Bucky. I have been told that Spider-Man is great, and that the film doesn't waste time on retelling his origin. We all get it, and the movie just moves along. I've been told that Black Panther is phenomenal, and that Chadwick Boseman is a major addition to the MCU."

Although some may be disappointed that this isn't the Avengers 2.5 we were all okay with it being, it's good that the open story strands of The Winter Soldier get a proper seeing too. Having Spider-Man and Black Panther slot easily into proceedings is comforting as well, as there's always the fear that they would feel shoehorned in - much like Panther's nemesis Ulysses Klaw in Age of Ultron. Faraci goes on to relate what he's heard about the overall tone of the film, and it sounds as harrowing as a film that has "war" in the title should be;

"This movie picks up the pieces of Avengers: Age of Ultron in surprising and human ways and makes us feel the true cost of Sokovia. And I've been told that the last half hour of the film is brutal, both physically and emotionally. One person told me that the last act plays out as an emotional horror movie because the film gives both Tony and Steve solid reasoning, and because it truly makes you feel the depths of this schism."

This first word on the street definitely inspires a lot of confidence in the movie, if you weren't feeling confident already. Here's hoping these initial thoughts are accurate, because as it stands they're just vague enough to be bullsh*t. Well, to pass the time until May, enjoy some new promo pics of Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), as provided by MCUExchange.

Captain America: Civil War is released in the UK on 29th April and in the US on 6th May.