Civil War (2024) Movie Review

In a dystopian future America, a team of journalists race against time to reach DC before rebel factions descend upon the White House. Writer/director Alex Garland brings a potential cautionary tale with his new action drama Civil War. Civil War stars Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Cailee Spaeny, Jesse Plemons, and Nick Offerman. Is Civil War a cautionary tale, instruction manual, or terrifying prophecy? Thanks for checking out my Civil War (2024) Movie Review!

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My couch rating system:
5 - A must-watch - do not pass this one up
4 - It's really good, you should see it
3 - It's OK - maybe good for a rental
2 - It's not that good and I wouldn't recommend it
1 - It's terrible and I definitely don't recommend it
0 - Cutting off a finger is better than watching this

#civilwar #a24 #alexgarland #kirstendunst #caileespaeny #wagnermoura #jesseplemons #nickofferman #dystopian

[williamjackson]

It's hard to believe that Kirsten Dunst is 40years old. I've been watching her since she was a kid. It means I'm getting pretty old too. Glad she's been able to transform so well into an adult actress.
As far as the film goes, I'm there. You had me at Alex Garland.

[jenniferrhoades]

I really loved Saving Private Ryan because of Captain Miller's last line to Private Ryan: "Earn this." May we never take the cost of war so lightly.

[danielbonillan]

Jeez Chris! I’ve come to enjoy your review basically just as much as the movies/shows themselves bro! Awesome review! The amount of insight you provide and the conciseness of your delivery really give the most out of your reviews. The exact that I can obviously tell you enjoy and to some extent are biased to the movie, yet you do not rely on hyperbole or or crazily emphatic comments to get our attention. I realize I’m commenting more on your work than the movie here, but it’s because I really really appreciate your work as I can trust to get an informative review that most of the time is either spot on or neutral enough not to spoil my experience or opinion. I’m glad I landed on your channel and I hope many more do too. Kudos man! Keep it up!!!!

[Dave-hr]

I was a little weary about seeing it but you just sold me on the idea. Very impressive breakdowns from all of your videos I've seen. I've got nothing but trust in your judgement.

[JessMatney]

I had a small role in this one! Just hoping I made the cut and nice review!!

[thePowerPlant]

David Ayer's "Fury" is a gem. Great pacing and performances from all.

[squatch]

We already live in a dystopian future.

[Tuinuiski]

That's a lot of couches, I'm hyped to see it now! 🤓👍

[tomfrombrunswick]

Good review. You have the ability to see the surface of the movie (plot, performance characters) but also the mechanics of the construction. Most film reviewers usually only see one dimension and that is the plot and performance

[Realidyne]

Great review. Spot on. I could understand why viewers would want a "why" or "how" to address a certain world view. But does the "who's who" really matter when you witness the pure violence and brutality of Americans murdering Americans? This film haunts me. Especially now as this nation continues to polarize.

[DrTarrandProfessorFether]

This movie, 2024 “Civil War” Movie opened… April 12th…. The firing on Fort Sumter, 4:00 AM April 12th, 1861. Loved the film. Surprisingly not political. Not much detail why, when, who but that is not the point. The effects of a Civil War… lack of transport, few cars, little gasoline, no law enforcement, no CHP (Highway patrol), a lot more refugees I would expect. Big Cities need huge amounts of food and goods to be delivered and with little trucking, massive starvation! The 1st CW, the South had huge problems with food shipments breaking down by 1864… worn out trains and military taking most civilian wagons and horses. The South also had local militia and ruffians take over and was dangerous moving around. The most dangerous part in a war (civil or not) is the beginning and the end… when people are settling scores and filling up the mass graves…. Before peace breaks out

[chrisretzlaff]

Nature's innocence and slaughters chaos!! Great...I'm using that today somehow. I've been stoked about this movie, I'm a big Dunsts fan.

[janechoy]

This is my #2 most anticipated movie of 2024 so far and I am going to an advanced screening as well; absolutely can't wait! I'm not American but I find the premise entirely realistic and I think a lot of the themes / elements are already playing out in America right now.

[cinemacrema]

Thanks for mentioning Wagner Moura, as a Brazilian cinephile i've looking forward for reviews here on yt, and watching them some ppl don't even mention him or his character is quite disappointing but not you kind sir, great review !
to the other reviewers what kind of American are they?

[anthonylimon]

To your ending question, I don't watch too many movies about war, but when it came out, I liked zero dark thirty

[zohraserhenova]

Wow, 5 out of 5!! Now I'm even more excited than ever! Going to watch it on Thursday as it premieres in Russia on April 11th.

[thevegetableaddict]

I had the pleasure of seeing this and hearing this in the Dolby atomos/Vision at AMC. Absolutely incredible audio and visuals. The movie was a total shock to the audience for sure.im actually still shocked by it now.

[ParthHandingOutLs]

Now I really do look to give this a watch while on my birthday weekend vacation from work.
Gonna watch this along with Spy Family Code White and Abigail throughout the whole weekend. 🎉

[CEDtalksHorror]

My guy asked was it a prophecy. In what timeline do CA and TX join forces? lol

[Rob]

09:08, which side did you want him to take?