Review of Civil War

Civil War (2024)
5/10
A film of probably eight scenes interspersed with driving around.
25 May 2024
Im not sure what i was expecting from this film but i am certain this wasn't it. The first action sequence was quite good but subsequent action scenes were terribly unrealistic. The narrative about Jesse becoming desensitised to the horrors of war played out too quickly and by the end her cavalier approach was hilarious. Lee having a very temporary bout of PTSD was ridiculous. It tried to add drama and tension artificially and in my opinion it detracted from what i was watching. Im aware that it was supposed to comment on and acknowledge that these events can happen anywhere and that while we allow ourselves to be further divided and partisan politically it becomes ever more likely. I just dont think the film was particularly entertaining or clever in its message. I also think there just wasnt much to the film at all, it is basically a handful of disparate scenes and the car journey between them.
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