The screenplay of the latest movie in the MCU tries to be too many things to too many prior adventures, but at its core is a resonant story about Black heroism.

Brave New World to be a palate cleanser — one that remembers and builds on the events of Marvel’s other recent features. The film does a serviceable job of establishing a new status quo, but it struggles to articulate how this Captain America is different from his predecessor.

The result is one of the most tepid, uninspiring and frankly boring installments in the history of Marvel Studios. A bad script, uninspired acting and lackluster action sequences will do little to quell those wondering if Marvel will ever find its way again.