Review of Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) by Darian T — 03 Oct 2016

Wow. I never expected this film to be so good. Captain America actually managed to out-cool Batman. At 2+ hours of sheer awesome, it's totally worth the weekend ticket price.

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Script/Direction: A+.

The action is outstanding, and the script is really good. Even the requisite cheesy one-liners don't sound cheesy; every character had a chance to shine and did so.

Cast/Acting: B+.

My dislike of Sam Jackson as Fury has abated somewhat, but his whiny voice is still grating. Acting-wise, Scarlett is the weak link but it only shows because the other actors were so good.

Production/Effects: A+.

I love the design of everything. The CGI is understated and doesn't take centre-stage (a good thing.).

Extra/Other: +10%.

This movie completely exceeded my expectations (considering that I thought the first film was rather meh) and in fact leaves me with the feeling that this the best superhero film ever filmed to date. The remarkable thing is that it actually managed to convince me that Captain America can truly be the leader of the Avengers (something I found hard to believe since he is relatively less powerful than the others.).