I'm not kissing you.....

Rating: 4/10 (8 August 2011)

So finally after three years of movies, the final Avenger movie arrives. And i'm really upset to say, it's the blandest and dullest of the lot.
Steve Rogers is a an unfortunate man with many disabilities, but when a friendly Schnapps drinking Tucci considers him in a super soldier experiment, he has the chance to help against the 'bullies' in the world, much to 'grizzly' Tommy Lee Jones disdain.
He becomes Captain America, a super soldier who can run really fast and whom is great at Frisbee. The only problem is, Mr Smith from the Matrix has been in the sun too long and decides to reference Thor and raiders of the Lost Ark in a very evil way.
But ol' Cap isn't bothered, because he has Iron Mans dad to help him and to assist with Avengers continuity.
I really wanted to like this film. I thought Johnston was the ideal director, seeing the work he did with the very nostalgic Rocketeer, and he can handle action well, like he did with Jutassic Park 3. But then I remembered the boring Hidalgo, The Wolfman, and Jumanji, and alarm bells began to ring.
The first act is fantastic, seeing Rogers as the weakling he is and his struggles with coming to terms with it, is a joy to watch, and Tucci is nothing short of excellent in his small role.
But then, as Rogers transforms, so does the movie. It's not the actors faults, Evans has never been better, and Jones can do this role in his sleep, Weaving seems to have fun.
But, even though the titular hero is the nicest guy in the world, ouldn't a few amusing moments been inserted in Cap's mission, or heaven forbid, a few one liners like Thor had? It appears not, this goes for serious in the most deathly dull way. There are as few exciting moments, but when the finale reminds you a little of a Die Another Day/Sky Captain hybrid, you begin to care very little.
Weaving is staggeringly underused, and is too straight faced, a little Alan Rickman in Robin Hood could have given him some Gravitas, seeing as he thinks he's a god, but no, the screen writers decide to go straight.
So all in all, Evans is great, as are the rest of the underused cast, 3d is pointless, and the film is dull, boring, with a few good action scenes.
I think Captain America will be at the end of many a put down by Tony Stark, come May 2012.