- Film Review
- Reviewed By Alan Jones
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3 out of 5
In this sturdy Marvel Comics tale of red-blooded heroes and dastardly villains, a sickly asthmatic is enhanced to the peak of human perfection to help the US war effort. Journeyman director Joe Johnston's treatment is unpretentious, cheerfully emulating the cheesy charms of old Hollywood's cliffhanger serials, while Chris Evans's performance in the title role is engagingly straightforward. Whether a CGI head on a 90lb weakling body or muscled up (thanks to an experimental serum) in patriotic uniform, complete with indestructible shield, he is perfectly matched by gruff colonel Tommy Lee Jones, sassy love interest Hayley Atwell, and Hugo Weaving as the power-crazed "Nazi" Red Skull. War-movie clichés, gung-ho derring-do and seamless special effects all fit together well in a pleasingly retro environment that boasts enough sci-fi paraphernalia to put an end to the argument that it may be too old-fashioned.
Plot Summary
A puny but brave volunteer is rejected for military service during the Second World War. He becomes the test subject for an experiment that transforms him into the ultimate soldier, and battles against a secret Nazi society plotting to harness the powers of a mystical artefact. Superhero adventure, with Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Hayley Atwell and Tommy Lee Jones.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Steve Rogers / Captain America
- Chris Evans
- Johann Schmidt / Red Skull
- Hugo Weaving
- Colonel Chester Phillips
- Tommy Lee Jones
- Peggy Carter
- Hayley Atwell
- James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes
- Sebastian Stan
- Arnim Zola
- Toby Jones
- Dr Abraham Erskine
- Stanley Tucci
- Dum Dum Dugan
- Neal McDonough
- Howard Stark
- Dominic Cooper
- Montgomery Falsworth / Union Jack
- J J Feild
- Gabe Jones
- Derek Luke
- Private Lorraine
- Natalie Dormer
- Heinz Kruger
- Richard Armitage
- Nick Fury
- Samuel L Jackson
- Jim Morita
- Kenneth Choi
- Jacques Dernier
- Bruno Ricci
- Gilmore Hodge
- Lex Shrapnel
- Senator Brandt
- Michael Brandon
- SHIELD lieutenant
- William Hope
- Tower keeper
- David Bradley (2)
- SHIELD agent
- Amanda Righetti
- General
- Stan Lee
Crew
- Director
- Joe Johnston
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