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“Captain America: Brave New World” is the first of threeMCU moviescoming to the big screen year.

Spoiler alert: They’re largely positive.

Anthony Mackie in "Captain America: Brave New World"

The early reactions though seem to be positive.

Mackies future as the new Cap shines incredibly bright!

Bonus: you get to hear Harrison Ford say Adamantium.

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But Menzel wasn’t alone in his praise of Mackie.

WriterJosh Weisssaid “Mackie’s future as the new Cap shines incredibly bright!”

And criticChris Gallardosaid that Mackie “rightfully earned” the title of Captain America with his performance.

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Gallardo praised the performance as “charming.”

But here’s the thing I couldn’t find a single reaction to the movie calling it outright bad.

The good news is that for most it seems like the movie meets expectations.

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Sam Wilson/Captain America (Anthony Mackie) in "Captain America: Brave New World".

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