‘Civil War’ Review: Alex Garland’s Journey Through War’s Desolation Loses Its Way – SXSW
deadline.comAlex Garland‘s latest film, Civil War, from A24 and featuring a star-studded cast including Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Jesse Plemons, and Nick Offerman, aims to hold a mirror up to a society spiraling out amongst civil war.
In a time when flipping through the news or scrolling through social media can feel like peering into dystopia, Garland wants to crystallize these anxieties into a narrative form, offering a prophetic vision of America’s future.
However, despite its ambitious premise and high-caliber cast, the movie stands as a muddled reflection, ultimately rendering its cautionary tale less impactful than intended.
Civil War opens amidst the mayhem of a divided nation, where the President is poised to address the nation on the American Military’s triumph over the secessionist Western states of California and Texas.
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