Let me start out by saying that Captain America, as a movie, would be a perfect recruitment tool for the military. It really wins you over with infusing a patriotic spirit of the US during World War II. The one interesting thing about this comic book movie in relation to others is that there truly is a heartfelt story and not just another character from the comics. You can empathize with Captain America because he is pretty much "all human", physically and mentally. Captain America is a True Hero!! No wonder he is loved by all, the movie makes it very clear for the audience.
Chris Evans was definitely the perfect fit, I like him and he did not disappoint. He brought the spirit along with the acting skills. Plus the CGI effects were on point showcasing him going from a scrawny little thing to a muscle tone hottie. He's good. Along with Evans the rest of the cast does a pretty good job of holding its own. Tommy Lee Jones (Colonel Chester Phillips) does good playing a lovable yet rough around the edges colonel, and then you have Hugo Weaving (Johann Schmidt/Red Skull) who is excellent as the evil villain. And the killer thing about him was that you just knew he was going to call out "Hello Mr. Anderson", well no wishful thinking. If we just looked at acting alone each one of them nailed it! But acting alone will not sell the film.
Captain America provides us with a great foundation into the comic book world, and a pretty good comic-movie adaptation. There are several one-liners through out the film that will keep you laughing, in addition to plenty of action and explosions; some might even say that it borderline the same style as Iron Man.
Don't get me wrong the cinematography was great. They were able to transform the film into a modern day 40's flick. Although the Captain America took place during the 1940's it did not feel dated which says a lot for a movie these days. However, from time to time, the movie did lose me at some moments. It seemed as though once he got his new and improved shield that's when the action really got going. But even then it still was not full steam ahead. I wish there had been a little more development of his character along with his crew. Even the villain does not seem to have that "umph", there was just something missing. I must say this was somewhat not as great as it could have been. I think that I personally overhyped it up, because it definitely fell short.
Overall, it was a pretty decent movie. I think I was let down just a little bit, but my feeling were not hurt too bad. Plus the clip after the credits brought my spirits back up! Trust me you want to make sure to stay passed the credits, there's a nice little goodie for you!! To be perfectly clear this mini surprise just might have saved the movie from being a total downfall.
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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