Fan-Boy Treat

Rating: 7/10 (15 March 2015)

I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by this. The jingoism of the first film was gone, replaced with a rather interesting discussion on the moral compromises we are often urged to accept for the sake of peace. Action-fans are provided with the requisite explosions and shoot-outs, too, of course. Borrowing as much from political thrillers as blockbusters raises the quality of the piece. It's very 'talky' by action movie standards, but nicely balances that action with characterisation (in that Chris Evans HAS one, this time, and Me Johansson is more than just kick-ass eye-candy), and hints at a rather darker Avengers flick to come.
And we had Batroc ze Leaper. A fan-boy 'Yea!' to that!