Starring Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell, Dominic Cooper, Toby Jones, Stanley Tucci
It's heating up now for Marvel. Surely to hammer two of its Avengers characters within a few months of one another will create a withdrawal symptom for fans?
Back in time we go to the second World War. A villain even worse than Hitler is running occult amok with science. America is attempting to thwart his plans. So after Stanley Tucci's Dr. Abraham finds a suitable candidate, he manages to create a fully fighting soldier out of Chris Evans' weedy Steve Rodgers.
One finds this difficult to believe at first, for anyone who knows that Chris Evans plays rather masculine characters all the time, the CGI skinny effects weren't convincing enough.
Dr. Abraham is killed with the experiment. Steve Rodgers is signed up to be a mascot for the American people, ala Captain America. But for Steve this isn't enough. And soon enough he's found a way to fight off Nazi evil.
Not as fast as this year's Thor was. Director Joe Johnston wants to be serious with his hero flick - and that's fine. Younger viewers may get bored. Older viewers, in particular comic book fans, will love the playing of references and the fun available. They'll feel proud that someone is taking care of their superhero.
Personally, I was hoping for a bit more fun and colour. But this isn't a complaint. Johnston has provided a nice summer blockbuster yarn which is pretty harmless.
Next year however, Joss Whedon's The Avengers will have to ride on a handful of other films that have led up to it. And if it goes to pot, well, that's why Marvel have rebooted Spider-man all too soon. Withdrawal symptoms seem to be a specialty of theirs.
3/5
If you like this you should try
The Shadow (1994) 3/5
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) 3/5
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) 1.5/5
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