A final Mexican stand-off over a vial containing an infectious disease ends when Sam Wilson’s (Anthony Mackie) drone, which he nicknames “Redwing,” gives her the upper hand to intercept the vial in one acrobatic movement, giving Captain America: Civil War the perfect warm-up round and Black Widow her finest moment in combat.
One moment that encapsulates all key elements of every great Black Widow fight (weapons handling, sharp improvisation and teamwork, specifically) occurs, once again, in the opening action sequence of a Captain America sequel (but really an Avengers movie by definition, in essence).
Nathasha Romanoff steals the spotlight, moving between Crossbones’ (Frank Grillo) red-shirts (even using one as a shield against a grenade inside an armored van), having evidently adopted some extra grit to her balletic fighting style.