The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been the closest thing to a genuine experiment the notoriously risk-averse Hollywood film industry has undertaken at least since rolling the dice on Peter Jackson’s original Lord of The Rings trilogy. For all the talk of action movies always having been a provable genre at the box-office and superheroes often even more so, the gamble with this franchise (or collection of franchises) has always been the risk as to whether or not audiences will tire of one or more parts of the ongoing story-continuum and imperil the prospects of the rest.
Could one outright failure on Marvel’s part bring the MCU tumbling down like so much random Chitauri canon-fodder? Well, it looks like we be finding out any time soon. The review embargo has lifted for Captain America: Civil War, and according to early reviews Marvel and Disney have another hit on their hands.
These first (positive) Civil War reviews have hit the ‘Net a week out from the lifting of the social media embargo and shortly after the film’s own gala unveiling at the 2016 CinemaCon Las Vegas. The good buzz should come as welcome news to fans of Marvel’s output but also to superhero fans in general, many of whom were no doubt left feeling discouraged in the wake of the critical furor that has surrounded Warner Bros. Pictures’ Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice in recent weeks. Thus far, the difference in the overall reaction to the two films is night and day; critics are lauding Civil War as a success in and of itself but also citing the ways in which it builds on the existing Marvel Cinematic Universe storylines and expressing excitement about where the Marvel characters will head next.
Source: http://screenrant.com/captain-america-civil-war-reviews-preview/