It didn't disappoint.

Rating: 8/10 (28 August 2012)

I didn't know what to expect from this movie. I know almost nothing about Cpt. America except all I saw in this film. When I saw "avenger" in the title, my interest was raised. This movie like "Thor", "Incredible Hulk", and Iron Man 1 and 2, is a lead up to "The Avengers" which we got to see this year, and tells the story of Steve Rogers aka Captain America. At first I was hoping it wouldn't be like the Fantastic Four movies since Chris Evans (who played the Human Torch previously) stars in the title role, but I'm very happy to say that I was not disappointed with this film.
Story: (No Spoilers) The film takes place during the 1940's during WWII, and we are introduced to Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) who is a short, skinny and frail young guy with a big heart who wants to fight for his country. Dr. Abraham Erskine (Stanley Tucci) discovers Rogers and is able to get him enlisted in the Army as part of a new "Super Soldier" program. Rogers takes the Super Soldier Formula and becomes more physically fit than he was before and is deployed to Europe to take part in special forces type of missions to fight HYDRA led by Nazi officer Johann Schmidt aka the Red Skull (Hugo Weaving).
Acting: Chris Evans is great as Cpt. America and pulls the character off so well throughout the film. His character is exactly the kind of man I want to be, especially since I'm leaving for basic training in the Army National Guard very soon. Hugo Weaving as Red Skull is a really cool villain, Stanley Tucci as always is very good, Tommy Lee Jones as Col Chester Phillips is his usual self: gruff, hard around the edges but really funny and his character obviously is kind deep down inside. As for the others, Haley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Sebastian Stan as Bucky, Neal McDonough as Dumb Dumb Dugan (who I really liked in Band of Brothers) and Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark are all very good in this movie.
Verdict: This is a really good movie. Yes there are some cheesy moments in the movie, but for the most part I really liked it and I would definitely recommend this to anyone who is interested.