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The very early reviews for Captain America: Civil War are considerably more positive than the reviews for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

The newest Marvel Studios film had its premiere this week and reviews, which had been embargoed, are starting to show up on the Rotten Tomatoes website.

On the surface, both movies involve prominent heroes coming to blows (Cap and Iron Man in Civil War, Batman and Superman in BvS). Each movie has been eagerly awaited. Indeed, BvS initially tried for Civil War’s release date (the first Friday of May in the U.S.) but retreated even before Marvel released full details of its movie.

What follows is a sampling of Civil War reviews, without spoilers.

DAVE WHITE, THE WRAP: “(S)uperhero movies, which are the current cinema’s site of obsession over anxiety-making issues of global safety, must continue to address the unthinkable if they’re to be more valuable to culture than mere moneymaking products on an assembly line, or retreats into childhood nostalgia that only pretend to be making sense of the environment that produces them.

‘Civil War’ strikes that admirable balance: serious-minded action that never forgets to indulge in serious fun.”

BRIAN TRUITT, USA TODAY: “Tear away the powers, abilities and egos, though, and the third Captain America movie (***½ out of four; rated PG-13; in theaters May 6) is at its core a deep exploration of friendship and family and what sacrifices should be made to hold onto both. And while it’s not the greatest Marvel effort — that honor goes to the previous Captain America: The Winter Soldier — Civil War does pull outstanding performances from its two franchise faces, Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr.”

JIM VEJVODA, IGN: “This is, as it should be, very much Cap’s movie and (Chris) Evans’ Steve Rogers once again proves he’s the heart and soul of the MCU. He’s a good man who has to make tough calls, who’s essentially alone in the world despite the company of his superhero pals. His battle of ideologies with Tony (Stark) is compelling, but it never quite evolves past the same argument being repeated throughout and both sides doing something to show why the other might be right.”

SHERI LINDEN, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: “Posing serious questions about violence and vigilantism while reveling in both, Captain America: Civil War is overlong but surprisingly light on its feet. It builds upon the plotlines of previous Avengers outings, bringing together known marquee quantities and introducing the Black Panther and a new Spidey in winning fashion.”

MIKE RYAN, UPROXX: “(I)t’s incredible how watchable Captain America: Civil War is and how dull Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice turned out to be when you consider that both movies have pretty similar core plots: Superheroes fighting against each other…Yet Marvel has this down. Marvel knows how to move the story along and keep us entertained. Marvel knows how to trick us into liking these characters and caring about what happens to them.”