‘Civil War’ review: A torturous, overrated movie without a point
nypost.comThe Purge,” and is about 1% as entertaining.“Civil War”’s schtick is that it’s not specifically political. For instance, as the US devolves into enemy groups of secessionist states, Texas and California have banded together to form the Western Forces.
That such an alliance could ever occur is about as likely as Sweetgreen/Kentucky Fried Chicken combo restaurant.Still, one deadly encounter with a soldier played by Jesse Plemons leaves no doubts about what actual party he is supposed to represent.The Western Forces are duking it out with the loyalist states who follow the president (Nick Offerman) — a fascist in an illegal third term — as well as the Florida Alliance and the New People’s Army.
Lest you arrive expecting cool battles, the fights are mostly just three or four guys shooting three or four other guys until a slightly bigger clash at the end.
All we get are tiny tussles in a war supposedly affecting 350 million people.Garland, with his incessant vagueness, is clearly aiming to keep the story universal rather than divisive.
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