Best Marvel Solo Film (Cap is B.A)

Rating: 10/10 (3 April 2014)

This is exactly how Captain America should be portrayed. A complete bad-a** is what he is in this movie. This is one of the best superhero movies ever made, with my opinion one of its non-interesting characters. I say that but really after watching this movie, he is in my top 3 favorite Marvel characters now. Chris Evans is brilliant in this role, hats off to him. I sure hope he keeps playing Cap even after his current contract is up. The man brought a great amount of charisma to screen that I didn't see in the first Captain America movie. The same goes for Scarlett Johansson, who formed a great new team up in this movie with Cap, another team up/duo in Cap 3 perhaps? This film will grip you from the beginning to end, as it is as much a political thriller as it is an action-spy thriller.
There is so much to like in this movie I don't know how to fit it all in one review. Ill start with the actors. Chris Evans as I said is perfect for Cap and so is Scarlett Johansson for Black Widow. I liked her small role in Iron Man 2 and she was great in a tad bigger role in Avengers. But she shows everything off in this movie. She brings so much to like with the sexiness and totally sells me on the kick-butt aspect. She has some of the best stunts of the movie and she makes it totally believable its her. Sebastian Stan returns in an actually smaller role than expected but no less important. He is truly terrifying as The Winter Soldier. And I can say that he is easily the best villain Marvel's Cinematic Universe has to offer, besides Loki of course. Sam Jackson is always great and I thought Redford pulled off the villain quite well. The newcomer Anothony Mackie was hilarious and his dynamic with Cap is as good if not better than the Stark-Rhodey banters. The action is beautifully shot and choreographed. Probably the best action in a superhero movie i've seen, and most believable. I also liked the callbacks to the first movie and the amount of name-drops to the other Avengers.
The only complaints I have are that I wanted MORE Cap. There's a part of the movie that actually limits Cap's screen time and gets away for a bit, but of course comes back. There were parts near the end that did feel a little bit cheesy, but that's all. I also wonder what does the destruction of Shield mean for the Agents of Shield T.V. show? BTW...Did anybody really think Nick Fury would die? I would be wrong not to mention the directors. These guys came from doing just television shows, and now this huge movie? Talk about change of scope! I can trust them with any big time blockbuster now. Matter of fact, send them over to DC and get their movies going! And if they directed that first after credits scene props to them. That was quite the tease of the twins that will return in Age of Ultron. SCARLET WITCH! BRING JOE AND ANTHONY RUSSO BACK FOR CAP 3.
Overall, there are too many good things about this movie to count, nearly perfect. Almost as good as the Avengers and really puts the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a new place (good place I may add) for upcoming movies.
10/10