Delivers What It Promised. And It Never Promised High-Quality Entertainment.

Rating: Null/10 (27 March 2015)

The fifth instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe & the final one before The Avengers, Captain America: The First Avenger introduces the only avenger that was so far missing in Marvel's Phase 1 plan & unlike the previous standalone features, this one is a period piece whose story is set predominantly during the Second World War.
Captain America: The First Avenger tells the story of Steve Rogers; a frail but patriotic man who wants to enlist in the US army but is constantly rejected due to his poor health until he is accepted into a human experiment program that transforms him into a super-soldier with enhanced capabilities after which he tries to stop the fanatic leader of a cult organisation from carrying out his plans of world-dominion.
Directed by Joe Johnston, this one started on a good note & was going very well for a while until the main antagonist decided to reveal his real face, after which it just becomes increasingly difficult to not find it amusing, even in moments that are not meant to be so. The plot ties in nicely with other films of the same universe, makes fine use of humour from start to finish, and remains a light-hearted, crowd-pleasing entertainer for the most part.
Coming to the performances, Captain America: The First Avenger features a good cast in Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell & others with none of them really leaving a lasting impression but Evans does well to keep the story glued together and is nicely supported by the film's periodic feel, large-scale action, mesmerising score, old- school patriotism & some clever references to many adventure classics of the past.
On an overall scale, Captain America: The First Avenger definitely isn't as bad as everyone led me to believe. The storyline never takes itself seriously which can be used both in favour n against it. The plot sometimes wanders in the middle & even lacks a sort of freshness for the story treads into zones it has been before in many other examples of its genre but despite a few shortcomings, Captain America: The First Avenger still delivers what it promised. Worth a shot.