captain america (2011) review
I usually find unflappably heroic, chiseled jaw superheroes tiresome. Not so with Cap. Chris Evans, with a frame that looks almost computer generated in seeming perfection, is as likable as they come. This is not a case of the jingoistic reflex to praise the film because America is in the title. I consider Captain America to be the most interesting member of the core Avengers. A man out of time who awakens to a world that no longer buys in fully to his unceasingly idealistic manifesto. Let us not all forget that under the super soldier serum created surface, Steve Rogers is just a regular run-of-the-mill kid from Brooklyn. The movie is capably shot, well-acted, and jam-packed with compelling set pieces. The villain is weak as was the case across the MCU pre-Snappening (a deep cut but I’m taking the chance that if you’re reading this review you’re hip to it). Real Quick: This movie is the Batman Begins of the MCU. All anyone wants to talk about is the sequel.