Brilliant Film

Rating: 10/10 (17 April 2014)

In my opinion, too many films are described as 'action packed'. I think a good action film has to have action scenes (duh!), a bit of mystery so the viewer is holding onto something, tense scenes where we are left to think about the events and consume what information we are being given now, and something cool, whatever it is, that makes the character or person (or laboratory experiment!) appeal to the viewer.
This film has exactly that. The portrayal of Captain America, which was done perfectly by Chris Evans, is brilliant. The good in him is exemplified in this film because of his plans for Shield.... and from what we are told he believes in, which is doing the right thing. Undoubtedly, he is cool. His shield, we know, is very cool, but I thought he was a lot more acrobatic and doing cool flips and turns in this film compared to in the Avengers where he was more like a soldier. On top of that, the Falcons wicked gear is a very neat addition to the film which was presented by Anthony Mackie very well.
What made the movie stand out was the mysterious twists and turn until the last frame of the film which kept me at the edge of my seat. Also, the way the viewers were hooked to the film but we were also fed important information (into the Black Widow's and Nick Fury's characters) was on the dot. The character of the Black Widow was ambiguous yet I wasn't bored or anything during the film (not to forget to mention the Winter Soldier....).
Overall, this is the best example of an action packed film which I would recommend to viewers of all ages.