Cert 12A
147 mins
BBFC advice: Contains moderate violence
"Thank goodness, that is over, I spent the last half hour thinking about what I need to buy when I am at Tesco's"
Hardly a ringing endorsement from Mrs W for Captain America which had just blasted from the screens in glorious IMAX.
"But it was much much better than Batman v Superman, wasn't it? ", I offered, plaintively.
"Yes, but that was total rubbish and this wasn't much better."
On this occasion, I had to disagree with her who usually knows best. Captain America: Civil War stars Robert Downey Junior so it couldn't be nearly as bad as she was suggesting.
And, of course, the special effects are dazzling.
However, I know why she was prompted to mull over next week's shopping list. Marvel & DC films have begun to merge in my mind's eye too.
I thought this was a Captain America film but as far as I could see that it could have been labelled The Avengers Minus Thor and Hulk but with Spiderman and Ant-man.
Oh, it has the Winter Soldier, who it seemed was dead but obviously wasn't during the previous Captain America movie.
And this time the Cap (Chris Evans) sides with him as do a few of Cap's superhero pals while Iron Man (Downey Jr) and a few of his chums line up against them.
Behind it all is a fiendish Sukovian (Daniel Bruhl), who rather understandably has it in for the Avengers because his family were killed during one of their operations in his homeland.
So, who are the good guys and who are the bad? It seems as if the answer may be everyone and nobody unless your family and friends are caught up the collateral damage caused by the Avengers (and Batman and Superman for that matter).
Some might suggest that Anthony and Joe Russo's Captain America: Civil War is a fairly cynical attempt to lure bums on seats thanks to the impressive depth of its cast.
To be fair, Downey, Bruhl and Evans have the screen presence which matches the dynamic special effects (well, almost!).
And just in case the audience is worried about a potential paucity of A-listers, Scarlett Johannson, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany and William Hurt sprinkle some Tinsel-town excess.
I found it added up to decent knockabout fun and certainly more attractive than a trip to Tesco's. Mrs W disagreed.
Reasons to watch: Its staggering special effects
Reasons to avoid: The lack of character exploration
Laughs: none
Jumps: none
Vomit: none
Nudity: none
Overall rating: 7/10
Star tweet
Chris Evans Thank you to everyone who supported #CaptainAmericaCivilWar this weekend!! And for those who saw it twice...I owe you something special
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