One of the best of the recent ones

Rating: 8/10 (12 August 2011)

During World War II, Steve Rogers is turned down for military service due to being about a third the size of a usual adult male, but he gets a chance to fulfill his dream of serving(this is surprisingly enough not as jingoistic and blindly nationalist as you might think, it pokes fun at that, with propaganda pieces and being more about real patriotism, courage and wanting peace) when he gets to test out a super soldier serum(try saying that three times fast). Meanwhile, The Red Skull has plans for the future of the world that need to stopped. The characters tend to be memorable, the supporting cast really adding. We have Tony Stark's father Howard who's the good guys' team's tech guy and just as careless as his son, a strong female agent who fought her way to her rank and Tommy Lee Jones playing himself and being the biggest badass in the entire thing(impressive, when you consider that he looks roughly 180 years old in this), and delivers every line of his perfectly(he could do it in his sleep, and possibly did, and it's still incredible). The acting is great for all concerned(who didn't know that Weaving could play a fantastic villain? And the nuance(same with the colors on our titular hero's costume) is well-chosen, it doesn't feel silly, and it seems like it's make-up, it follows his facial movements), and most of the dialog is, as well, with a lot of funny, natural and quotable lines. A lot of time passes before the action kicks in, at which point there is plenty of it and it's nearly all fun and effective. The look is remarkably well-done, sepia, art deco and really makes you believe that we're seeing the 40's. Cap fights(with his every punch launching people flying) Hydra(not Nazis... is this what political correctness has come to?), and they have awesomely designed suits and weapons powered by an amazing energy source. The 3D is seldom obtrusive, and it's done really well. This relates very directly to Iron Man 2 and Thor(You'll appreciate it more if you've watched those), and sets up The Avengers. While I'm not sure, I think this follows the comic book pretty well. I recommend this to any fan of Captain America. 8/10