Captain America Review

 

So this weekend we saw Captain America: The First Avenger.  While the first Iron Man is- in our opinions- probably the best Avengers film so far, this film was definitely a patriotic treat.

Somewhat of a Cinderella story that involves beating up Nazis (what's not to love about that?), Captain America tells the story of young Steve Rogers, a scrawny kid from Brooklyn desperate to serve his country in World War II.  After trying multiple times to enlist, but never passing the physical, Rogers decides to try one last time (at an early 40's Stark Expo).  Here a Dr. Erskine (Stanley Tucci) approaches Rogers about a special program he might qualify for.

While all of the acting was well done, the best thing about this movie is Chris Evans' performance as Steve Rogers. He's a great character because he already had a convincing "superhero" mentality before he actually became one. He was the type of guy who truly wanted to do right and was by no means a giver-upper (yeah, I said it, what of it?).  When asked if he wanted to go kill Nazi's he says, "I don't want to kill anyone, I just don't like bullies."  You can't help but feel good about the guy.

While the villain, Red Skull, should have been a little more fleshed out, he was the most directly equal (in terms of super powers) to Captain America than the other Avengers' nemesis.  Thankfully this form served more as an adventure story in the vein of Indiana Jones than just an extended trailer for next summer's The Avengers.  There's even a great romance subplot in this film, and we both hope it will get picked back up in either The Avengers or the inevitable Captain America 2 (which is something Thor sadly lacked).  The only issues we had with the film were some visual effects scenes that looked like they were out of Lois & Clark: the New Adventures of Superman.

While this film is definitely not up to par with The Dark Knight it's still definitely worth the ticket price.  Plus stay after the credits for the first teaser trailer for The Avengers.  It's great to see all three heroes in one place.  As an added bonus we'll include the just released concept art.  Did you like this post? Follow us on Facebook!

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