Wham-bam follow up; one of the better Marvel sequels to date.

Rating: 9/10 (5 April 2014)

CAPTAIN America: THE WINTER SOLDIER (2014) *** 1/2 Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders, Frank Grillo, Maximiliano Hernandez, Emily VanCamp, Hayley Atwell, Toby Jones, Jenny Agutter, Garry Shandling (Narration: Gary Sinise; Cameo: Stan Lee) Wham-bam follow up to the Marvel super soldier for life, liberty and justice the American way with still-recovering from 21st century shock, Steve Rogers (Evans affable as always), SHIELD's go-to-hero when a threat to international security - what else is new? - proves to also have personal recprecussions. Namely in formidable foe and titular blast from the past (Stan giving good thrust and parry with Evans) to shake things up. A nimble and quick-moving script by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely proves a welcome challenge by directing siblings Anthony and Joe Russo giving back at warp speed with much gusto as can be given. One of the better Marvel sequels to date.