The Best?

Rating: 10/10 (5 April 2014)

Wow. I am not one to write a review for a film, but I couldn't resist it this time around. I was one of those "weirdo's" who was not a huge fan of the first Captain film. I wanted to and have tried desperately to love it because of its cool WW2 concept. It seemed like such a cool concept that had not been done, and while I loved the first half, the second half lost me completely. It suffered from wanting to get to the Avengers too fast and forgot to tell its story along the way.
Here in The Winter's Soldier - That problem has been remedied. The film gives us yet another concept for Super Hero flicks, political conspiracy. It was one of the most original hero story flicks I have had the experience of seeing. Plus some top-notch acting to boot.
Out of all the Marvel films, none have been able to show Johansson's and Jackson's characters like this one has. They both play perfectly their characters and show some new aspects of their character's we had not yet seen. Plus the new addition of Mackie and Redford were awesome. I was scared Mackie would play the typical cheesy sidekick (as was seen in The First Avenger), but Mackie played it so well it was very enjoyable. Redford and Stan do very well as the villains, my only regret was that Stan did not have as big of a character as I hoped. All in all, the supporting cast was fantastic and had a fantastic story to work with. Many feared was that their new big roles would down play Cap's...Not the case. While others do shine in this film, it is Cap front and center that takes the bacon. Evens gives his best performance so far in the Marvel universe.
In the end, I am left to wonder if I really just witnessed the best Marvel film thus far. I have enjoyed literally everyone of them, which makes it hard to say, But I am not sure that any of the other films have displayed better action, suspense, and of course, a better story. I believe Captain America The Winter Soldier is Marvel's best, and you should check it out.