Anthony Mackie does his best, but unfortunately, his launch into the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies as Captain America is just OK.

It’s being debated whether or not a certain character’s big plot twist — which is featured heavily in the promotional items and trailers for “Captain America: Brave New World” — is a spoiler. For those who haven’t been inundated with promos for this movie, I’m not going to talk about it other than to say I think I would’ve liked “Brave New World” more if I’d never seen a trailer and had been allowed to come to this realization while watching the movie.

MCU fatigue is real and even though they swear they’re “slowing down,” we’re still getting three movies (this, “Thunderbolts” and “Fantastic Four”) before the summer’s even over. I am excited for those two movies, I just hope they’re better than “Brave New World.”

Also, I know one middling or negative review isn’t going to slow down or better the juggernaut that is the MCU. In all honesty, I want another movie with Mackie as Captain America and Danny Ramirez as Falcon. They were both fantastic in “Brave New World,” and their chemistry is close to what Mackie’s Falcon had with Chris Evans as Cap.

I just don’t want to have to see 20 movies and six shows to understand what’s going on in the story. I would honestly prefer more of a structure to these films that relies on the story being told around Captain America, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, She-Hulk, etc., without needing to stretch itself to tie into the broader universe. Sure, I’d love some cameos in the each movie from our favorite characters, but no need to have every plot build into another movie, requiring someone who loves Cap but isn’t a big fan of Thor to need to see every last Thor movie to understand what’s going on in the new Captain America movie, for example.

Sorry for the MCU rant, but my biggest issues with “Brave New World” run parallel to my issues with the series as a whole.

On a positive note, Harrison Ford is pitch-perfect casting as one of the MCU’s most renowned curmudgeons, Thaddeus Ross, who finds himself elected president at the beginning of “Brave New World.”

The MCU finds themselves dipping their toes into politics without really saying anything meaningful other than the corporate kumbaya, why-can’t-we-all-just-get-along schtick.

I know I shouldn’t expect anything groundbreakingly political from this genre or this universe, but parts of it just read a little tone deaf to me, despite how much the talented cast tried to make the story more compelling.

In addition to Mackie, Ramirez and Ford, Shira Haas is also formidable as an associate of Ross who plays a big part connecting the dots in the central mystery of the movie, while Carl Lumbly (one of my favorite actors going back to the days of “Alias”) is great as always as Sam’s mentor and Giancarlo Esposito plays yet another badass villain.

If you’re a fan of Mackie, the MCU and/or Captain America, you should definitely see “Brave New World,” and the action scenes do dazzle on a large-format screen. Otherwise, it is safe to skip.

Rating: 3/5