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Release Date:

February 14, 2025

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “Sam Wilson, who’s officially taken up the mantle of Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident.”

Poster Rating: C / C / B

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Review: (#1, C) Like the trailer, the audience gets a tease of the villain, Red Hulk. The problem is its simplicity gets in its own way creating an unappealing design that won’t excite Marvel fans that much.

(#2, C) A pretty uninspired teaser. Red Hulk and the new Captain America with nothing particularly engaging about it, though scientifically fallible (how does someone hitting a shield produce sparks?). (#3, B) Captain America without the telltale red-white-and-blue color palette is a brave change of direction and the use of images here is strong. There’s an emptiness to the backdrop that exacerbates the harshness of the colors chosen but it stands out fairly well.

Trailer Rating: B- / C+

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Review: (#1, B-) The plot of the film remains a bit amorphous after watching this trailer but there is some intriguing interplay between the new Captain America and the U.S. president that could link this more favorably to the best in the Captain America series of films, The Winter Soldier, than to any of the other Marvel films. That said, the alarming absence of the Winter Soldier himself is concerning.

(#2, C+) This close to a film’s release, you want to hit the ground running with your best trailer and this isn’t it. While it’s intended to play up the self-sacrificing nature of the character, it’s the background elements that are underwhelming. There’s little excitement and shoddy craftsmanship on display.

Oscar Prospects:

None.

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