Standard origin story with good morals

Rating: 7/10 (30 March 2017)

So this is the MCU's introduction of Captain America. Some naysayers will say that this is just filler for The Avengers, and in a sense they're kinda right.
Putting that aside, it presents to us the story of Steve Rogers, a puny weakling with a heart of gold, wishing to enlist in the US Army to fight in WWII. While his peers see him as worthless, a German scientist loyal to the US Army sees great potential in him and uses him as a test subject for a super soldier programme. Sure enough, he undergoes the experiments and emerges as a beefed up strong man. Joined with the US army, along with his best friend Bucky Barnes, his goal is to take down Hydra, a fascist regime similar to the Nazis and it's leader, the Red Skull, who has taken control of the Tesseract, an artifact powered by an Infinity Stone.
So, putting aside the comments that this is just filler, it's actually a decent stand-alone flick. Rogers' patriotism defines him as a loyal and noble character. The sets and scenery make this a pretty good period piece, and it combines the genres of WWII and superhero/science fiction quite effectively.
I wouldn't be gushing over this film going "IT WAS AMAAAAAAAZZZZZZIIINNNGGG!" or anything, but it's still fairly decent. It introduces Captain America to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and that's all you need, really.