Captain America: Brave New World (2025) directed by Julius Onah
Thaddeus Ross (Harrison Ford) has been elected President of the United States of America and makes a great speech about how he wants to unite the country. Turns out, it's not just the country he wants to unite. With the discovery of adamantium, a metal potentially more valuable than vibranium, most developed countries want to stake a claim, maybe the only claim, to the resource discovered in the Indian Ocean. He's brokering an international deal but the situation is perilized when a high-tech criminal group led by Sidewinder (Giancarlo Esposito), has stolen a sample en route to Japan. He's selling to a mysterious bidder and they are supposed to meet in an isolated Mexican church. The new Captain America, Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), is sent to retrieve the lost item. Of course, he wants to rescue the hostages too. The mission is successful but opens a big can of worms for Ross, who seems to have some ulterior motives and background resources involved in the situation. Since Sam's long history with Ross is full of conflict, the mistrust between the two men threatens to make things worse. The possibility of an international incident drives them both into difficult situations.
The movie builds an intriguing political thriller with superheroes in it. As layer after layer of the conspiracy is peeled back, the tension increases. Some bits are far-fetched but overall the plot is very satisfying and gets to the final showdown (which is spoiled by every piece of marketing), an exciting battle between unmatched opponents. While not as great as Winter Soldier or Black Panther, this is solid entertainment and what fans come to Marvel movies for. It's exciting, has some good humor, and is reasonably intelligent.
Recommended, especially if you have been disappointed by a lot of the post-Endgame material.
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