Exceeded my expectations

Rating: 7/10 (27 April 2014)

I walked into the theater not expecting much from this movie, considering how the sequels to Iron Man and Thor were not particularly satisfying to me. However, Captain America: The Winter Soldier surprised me in a myriad of ways. As for the story, the plot is more complex than other Marvel movies and isn't the typical bad-guy-tries-to-achieve- ultimate-power-and-destroy-the-world. The movie is action-packed and many of the action sequences are enjoyable to watch. What I particularly liked was the deeper character development of Captain Steve Rogers, in which we see much of the nostalgia he feels for his past life and the difficulty he has adjusting to the modern world.
The only complain I have is that some of the action sequences are a bit unrealistic or illogical. For example, there is one scene where the Winter Soldier goes onto the car holding our protagonists and attempts to kill them there. But the Winter Soldier is forced to retreat to a truck that holds explosives and rocket launchers that he could've simply used to kill his targets instead of trying to kill them the hard way. But I guess that's typical in many action movies. While this isn't something that particularly bothers me, I feel obligated to reveal this: The Winter Soldier isn't as big or important in the story as the title implies, so don't go into the movie expecting much from him.
That's all I can say. The movie is great for its standards and would probably exceed your expectations if it weren't put on the top 250 list.