Moments before siccing a group of goons on Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) – AKA, Captain America – Samuel Sterns (Tim Blake Nelson), who serves as the big bad of “Captain America: Brave New World,” gives Cap the once over and says, with as much mirth as he can muster: “You’re a fascinating problem.”
Oh, how I wish that were true. But “Brave New World” could not be less interested in Sam Wilson, going so far as to make him an interloper in his own movie – a movie that essentially functions as a sequel to 2008’s “The Incredible Hulk” instead of a continuation of Sam’s story from “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.” If you even remember watching that.
In “Brave New World,” Sam is treated like an ancillary character. He’s relegated to the side in his own film, given little-to-nothing to do from a character standpoint and often feeling like a far more bland iteration of the Sam Wilson who appeared in previous films. The movie around him, which was reportedly heavily reshot, is awkwardly stitched together, both from an editing and a plot standpoint. It might not hit the, “What are we even doing here?” levels of some of Marvel’s other recent offerings, but that’s only because it’s so boring – and that almost feels worse.
Read Sammie’s full review on Rough Draft
