"You need to keep BOTH eyes open."

Rating: 9/10 (8 April 2014)

"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" is a very good movie, and it does what a sequel should do: it's a nice continuation of the first movie, and it furthers the plot from the first movie. Even though they borrow material from the first movie, you won't be too lost. Everyone in the film portray their characters in a real and genuine way. There is real character development and interaction, and the action is intense. Despite the fight sequences' occasionally relying on the "shaky-camera" technique, the action scenes are effective and impactful. My other complaint is that the winter soldier is not enough in this movie to warrant him as the main villain. I wish he was around more to make him more of the main villain. But aside from that, this movie is great.
The movie re-introduces Steve Rogers, as he is jogging around Washington D.C. Rogers runs his laps so quickly that he keeps passing Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) before Wilson can complete one of his. "To your left!" Rogers keeps yelling as he passes by, much to Wilson's bemused annoyance.
When the two officially meet, Mackie and Evans play the short scene in a manner that immediately suggests the start of a beautiful friendship. (This makes sense if you know who Sam Wilson really is.) Their chemistry allows us a more personal investment in their action sequences. But this is not the only form of chemistry that exists in the film. Also, there's the chemistry between the Captain and Black Widow, and the Captain with Nick Fury.
For the first ever, Black Widow and Nick Fury were characters that were fleshed out and were actually given personalities rather than being characters that were around just to move the plot forward. I can't wait to see what they do next with them.
I like the action sequences a lot. They went back to actual hand to hand combat for most of these sequences, rather than relying on guns or the use of CGI. My one complaint about the action sequences is how they are edited. For some of the fight, it seems like the camera is shaking, giving a somewhat realistic view of the fight, but nonetheless a tiresome technique. I just want the camera to stay still for me to enjoy the fighting.
My other complaint is that The Winter Soldier is not prominent enough in the film (despite him having the main title in the movie.) For the most part, he's just a character that appears to screw with the plans of our heroes, and then disappear for a while. I wish he was developed more; like with his origin story. However, he still makes an impact, and the reveal of who is his is still impactful.
This is the most fun I've had at one of these Marvel movies since the first "Iron Man" movie and "The Avengers". In my opinion, it's better than the first movie, and it serves as a great tie in with the next Avengers movie. Go watch it.