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Rating: 7/10 (20 August 2011)

Captain America the last piece of the jigsaw for next years superhero team up movie the avengers. but is it any good as a stand alone movie? Its a good old fashioned heroics set in the second world war with skinny wimp but heart of gold Chris Evans getting knocked back by the recruitment centres for being too skinny until a scientist takes pity on him and passes him and watches his training to See if he's the soldier he needs to test the super soldier serum which transforms skinny Chris into super muscled Captain America. when its good its great with big explosions and Nazis getting punched into the air and through walls etc. It has very few characters who are given time to shine apart from weaving as the villainous red skull who works alongside the Nazis but has his own world dominating agenda. Tommy lee jones is hard nosed shouty army type is good in his opening scenes then is later marginalised to comedy side kick! Captain Americas great when it deals with derring do and being the ultimate American good guy but like Thor it is selling us a movie thats coming soon which stops these movies standing on their own.