Review of Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) by Chris W — 05 Apr 2014

Nothing better than a well acted, slightly cheesy, American hero action movie. Chris Evans is endearing as Steve Rodgers. I know many people thought him being cast in two roles for Marvel (Torch/Capt.) was a wrong move. I can tell you he's excellent as both, but Steve Rodgers is Chris Evans. Great action, hand-to-hand combat, gun play and shield throwing all add to the excellent 1940's futuristic retro vibe.

Hugo Weaving plays a sinister Red Skull as the leader of misfits. Hayley Atwell is super pretty and Tommy Lee provides more laughs than you'd think he's capable of as the General.

This movie is a goldmine of comic book lore with Howard Stark making an appearance and how he obtains the power to put Stark Industries on the map from what we saw in Iron Man.

The effects throughout the movie, from Evan's appearance as a scrawny little man to buffed out super hero, really add to the realism that the actors provided. My only gripe was some of the scenes looked a tad too CGI and the explanation of the cube everyone's after wasn't really expressed, which may confuse some viewers not familiar with the story-line.

In the end, we have a solid, emotionally well directed movie full of action with some solidly cast characters who bring life into their roles.

Stay for the end credits and post credits. A very nice prelude to what's to come in the marvel universe!