Just another superhero film, folks. Nothing to see here.

Rating: 4/10 (31 July 2011)

Just another superhero film, folks. Nothing to see here.
Fortunately, for me, I wasn't expecting too much; therefore I wasn't too disappointed. I can't, however, say the same for my friends that had been waiting all year for Captain America's release.
For a superhero film, I guess it does its job. It contains all of things you'd expect to see in a film that involves a good looking hero parading around in a ridiculous costume to successfully thwart the plans of an evil villain. But the problem is, if you have a heap of die-hard fans expecting a rewarding depiction of their superhero on the big screen, it better go more than just "doing its job". And that's where Captain America (CA) fails, in my eyes. Having no intentions of differentiating itself from other superhero films, CA decides instead to be just another one to cross off on Marvel's long list of comic book adaptations.
The superhero, the villain, support acts, action, story, etc, is all just average. Nothing to make you sit back in awe, or to even encourage a smile in recognition of doing something clever. It just runs its course showing baddies with ridiculous suits and guns being overpowered by a man blocking everything with his shield. Compared to X-Men First Class – which I thought was brilliant – this movie disappoints badly if you're a hardcore fan. And I'm seriously baffled by its current IMDb score of 7.7. That really is preposterous.