Good Captain

Rating: Null/10 (4 August 2011)

When I watch a movie that's been previously written in some sort of book or comic series, I try not to think of the movie as that story but watch the movie for entertainment purposes. Knowing that they are making an additional series of movies did make me pay more attention to Captain America.
Captain America went right at it with a couple heavy hitting character actors to back up Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, who was a very good Captain America. Tommy Lee Jones and Stanley Tucci are very well known and played great supporting parts to keep the movie going with laughs and timely lines. The beautiful Hayley Atwell was the great fresh face that gave a sexy but time period appropriate feel to the movie. Dominic Cooper played a very good Howard Stark who also meshed in the necessary appropriate lines and settings for future Avenger movies.
Director Joe Johnston could have went super crazy with more than just the technology advancements for the weapons used in the movie for time period WWII but didn't. He kept the mood of the lines and the actions of the actors very appropriate for the 1940's. All of the American troops were very time period sensitive except the appropriate use of Stark industries and HYDRA. To me this made the movie more "believable". His use of the chosen music gave the movie an uplifting and positive USA vibe throughout, it made me feel like buying war bonds for the war effort.
I have a rule to live by when watching a movie and that is if it crosses 2 hours it better have a good reason to; this one didn't. It could have been cut by about 15 minutes of needless attack scenes. I give Johnston a lot of credit for his use of death in the movie, there was a lot of it but it was done in a tasteful way without the Saving Private Ryan gore. This movie isn't that kind of movie and I am glad Johnston didn't take it in that direction. Not a movie in my opinion for small children but a very well rated PG-13, when I left the theater I was thoroughly entertained and glad I saw the movie.
Rating: PG-13 Screen Location: Cherry Hill Lowes Children: Double digits there is a lot of Star Wars kills but not graphic violence Award Worthy: No Entertaining: Very Summer Movie Grade: B+ Would I watch It Again: Yes
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