Captain America: Brave New World
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: February 14, 2025 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 56 Critic Reviews
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14
Mixed:
25
Negative:
17
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75
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperFeb 12, 2025
Granted, the pleasures offered in “Captain America: Brave New World” are neither grand nor groundbreaking, but they’re consistent and earned. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonFeb 12, 2025
Captain America: Brave New World doesn’t have such lofty ambitions — its makers probably just thought it was a cool title — but it is surprisingly engaging, primarily because of the people in ‘t. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyMaureen Lee LenkerFeb 12, 2025
If this sounds a bit complicated, heavy on exposition, and jumbled, well, that’s because it is. It’s never a great sign when a screenplay has five credited writers, as Brave New World does...Still, Brave New World works significantly better than plenty of other Marvel films. Read full review
75
The Daily BeastNick SchagerFeb 12, 2025
[Ford’s] presence—along with a winning turn from Anthony Mackie as the patriotic title character—makes this adventure a sturdy return to franchise form. Read full review
75
ConsequenceLiz Shannon MillerFeb 12, 2025
Brave New World drags in places, losing momentum thanks to the plot’s inability to build up any real suspense over what’s going on... However, much of the action features nice clean direction, and while the humor is sparse, supporting cast members Danny Ramirez and Shira Haas get some fun moments. Read full review
70
Wall Street JournalKyle SmithFeb 13, 2025
If “Brave New World” isn’t an event film, at least it’s competently executed, without resorting to played-out gimmickry such as skipping across the multiverse. And it gives the audience plenty of analogues for real-world problems. Read full review
70
LooperDominic GriffinFeb 12, 2025
If nothing else, it's a true feat that a movie with this many writers and this tangled an editing process ultimately wound up as solid as it did. Yeah, a lot of the action set pieces are inconsistent and choppy. Much of the CG work is reliably cheap-looking and rushed. But in the end, they pulled together what could have been an embarrassing disaster into something entertaining and, at times anyway, inspired.  Read full review
70
VarietyOwen GleibermanFeb 12, 2025
It’s superhero meatloaf and potatoes served with just enough competence and dash not to feel like reheated leftovers. Read full review
67
Original-CinJim SlotekFeb 13, 2025
As a turn-your-brain-off, tech-heavy action movie, Captain America: Brave New World succeeds well enough. As a Marvel movie that connects with other Marvel movies in any meaningful way, or charts a new direction (other than that vague suggestion of a “New Avengers”), it’s little more than a space-filler. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerFeb 12, 2025
Even for its flaws, Captain America: Brave New World feels like the series may be finding its soul again. Read full review
65
PolygonTasha RobinsonFeb 12, 2025
As a Captain America movie, Brave New World is batting strongly below average. The filmmakers try to dodge the political commentary that’s always marked the MCU’s Captain America movies, and focus on personal stakes instead, but those plotlines don’t land with any force or focus. Read full review
63
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottFeb 18, 2025
Still, built as it is around big, dazzling action sequences and a terrific cast — which in addition to the charismatic Mackie includes Harrison Ford and Tim Blake Nelson — “Brave New World” still manages to scratch the “Avengers” itch. Read full review
63
USA TodayBrian TruittFeb 13, 2025
The fact that Mackie puts the thing on his own mighty shoulders (with some help from talented castmates) and keeps it watchable is a minor miracle. Read full review
63
The Seattle TimesDominic BaezFeb 12, 2025
In the end, Captain America: Brave New World is enjoyable enough for what it is: a proper introduction of Sam as Captain America. Unfortunately, it’s a rather bumpy flight along the way. Read full review
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