‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Review: Anthony Mackie And Harrison Ford Try To Breathe New Life Into Marvel Reboot
deadline.comThis weekend the top new movies are clearly hoping four’s a charm. That’s the number of the latest installment of the Bridget Jones rom-com franchise opening theatrically internationally and on Peacock in the U.S., and that is the number of the latest stand-alone Captain America edition — but for the first time on the big screen without Chris Evans behind the shield.
That has been passed to Anthony Mackie, who is no stranger to this franchise now in his eighth iteration including the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier in which he played The Falcon, aka Sam Wilson, and co-starred with Sebastian Stan.
Marvel is clearly trying to revive Cap for the movies after killing off Evans in Avengers: Endgame. The “endgame” here, as spelled out in no uncertain terms in the end credits, is that “Captain America Will Return,” and there are plenty of reasons why he should, even if this reboot is below the standards of what the Russo Brothers achieved, particularly in the high-water mark Captain America: The Winter Soldier 10 years ago.
Still now it is Mackie’s turn and he is up to the role physically and with style, particularly as Sam Wilson which he had plenty of time to hone opposite Stan’s Bucky Barnes in the series.
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