Captain America Civil War: 11 Critical Reactions You Need To Know

6. Hawkeye Is Back To Being Boring

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Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye has had a pretty tough go of it in the MCU to date: he was basically a zombie in The Avengers, then got some out-of-place character development in Age of Ultron to make up for it, but is apparently back to business-as-usual for Civil War.

Variety said, "The one character whose contribution feels superfluous here is Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye, who continues to register with all the commitment and charisma of a junior-high archery instructor". Savage.

The Hollywood Reporter added that the superhero "barely registers", which while not massively surprising given the huge roster of superhuman characters surrounding him, is nevertheless something of a shame.

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