Civil War (2024)

My Review

“Civil War” is a dystopian film depicting a team of four journalists driving across the United States during a civil war that has overtaken the nation. Director-screenwriter Alex Garland (“Ex Machina” 2014) has set the film in the near future, with a confusing storyline as to how or why America is divided into several factions. It is clear is that the four journalists are in grave danger as they attempt to travel to Washington, D. C., in an attempt to interview the increasingly isolated President.

The four principals are played by Kirsten Dunst, Wagner Moura, Cailee Spaeny, and Stephen McKinley Henderson. Dunst’s strong performance does stand out in the film. Co-stars include Sonoya Mizuno, Jefferson White, Nelson Lee, Evan Lai, Jesse Piemons, and Nick Offerman as the President of the United States, a dictatorial type currently in his third term.

The film does leave one with a sense of unsettled discomfort with the realization that something like this could happen in the near future. Maybe “Civil War” will make people aware enough to prevent this from actually taking place. Whatever the case, the confusing and unwatchable “Civil War” has been successful in theatrical release for DNA Films, IPR.VC, and A24. It was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia.