One of the better action/adventure movies in recent memory!!!

Rating: Null/10 (29 July 2011)

I can see why everyone is praising Captain America in some way. Cap manages to deliver a little bit of everything and does it with style and integrity. This extremely talented cast fit each character perfectly, both large and especially the smaller roles. The story itself is told in a masterful, crisp manner. The dialogue is witty and the humor works its way seamlessly in to the natural order of the story. The film certainly is smart but it's fun first and foremost. Comic book style slugfests are certainly part of the fun but are inserted as a vehicle for the story and not just to see CGI things explode. Things aren't blown up just for the sake of seeing them go boom. What makes Captain America as good as any Marvel film is the fact that it's a fine film for kids but it's even greater if you're an intelligent adult. How many movies can pull that off? Like Thor and the Iron Man films, this is movie-making of the most entertaining order and it easily deserves all the praise it has generated from both fans and critics alike. It makes anyone long for that Avengers film to be sure.
I don't want to make any deep insinuations or start trouble but Captain America's depth of emotion and character combined with tremendous fun and action means this could very well be the best comic book movie produced this year. For a year that's this loaded, that's really saying something. It's superb in every way. I love the fact that the film sets up fine but it doesn't dwell in darkness or get bogged down the way a lot of origin films often do. It lays enough groundwork but then advances a kick butt story. There's no doubt, comic book or not, it's one of the better action/adventure movies in recent memory.