So I Don't Have To: More Men in Tights

In an occasional feature, we present capsule reviews from correspondents who go see the movies that we don't have an interest in seeing.  Today, veteran filmgoer Phillip Blanchard weighs in on yet another super-hero action spectacle, "Captain America: Civil War": It’s no “Batman v. Superman,” but there’s something vaguely off-putting about this latest installment in the Avengers franchise.  Here, the captain and Tony Stark square off in a disagreement over whether the United Nations should have authority over the Avengers, since the superhero team has a history of destroying cities (New York, Washington and the fictional Sokovia).   The intraoffice violence that ensues pits Avengers against Avengers, which, to paraphrase the recent Honest Trailers treatment of “Deadpool,” means no one can do any real harm to the others. “Civil War” wants to make a statement about government regulation vs. free will, but it makes a convincing case for neither. It’s also too long (2 hours, 27 minutes). That easily could have been avoided by cutting all the Spider-Man scenes. Guest grade: B