Captain America: The First Avenger
The First Avenger is an episode of captain America who is all out to play the Superhero as he begins to attack terrorist organizations.
30 March 1975, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
22 August 1971, Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK
6 October 1979, London, England, UK
November 29, 2016
Though it's never much of a question who'll save the day, it's nice to be able to feel like the good guy's worth rooting for.
July 14, 2015
Director Joe Johnston re-confirms his mastery of special effects, but he doesn't let them get in the way of his telling a story.
July 27, 2011
Pacy and punchy, but not quite a knockout.
July 14, 2015
Totally lacking in ambiguity, Captain America is great fun.
July 22, 2011
The movie looks wonderful.
August 01, 2011
It doesn't try too hard for irony or style; the comic-book sensibility remains pure, square, and happily stupid.
July 22, 2011
Kudos, then, to the creators of Captain America's big-screen blockbuster for keeping the action rooted in the past; except for some brief present-day bookends.
July 22, 2011
Comic book fans are likely to appreciate Captain America, which does a good job of consolidating the disparate origin aspects of the character into something easily digestible.
July 22, 2016
Captain America's a superhero due to a super serum, but he looks cool, has cool moves, and flings his shield with bombast, thus making America great again, and safe again.
July 14, 2015
This has definitely been the summer of the superhero film. I'd put this one just below X-Men: First Class, but above Green Lantern and well above Thor.
July 14, 2015
The story squanders its own fine setup.
July 14, 2015
It's simply an old-fashioned good-versus-evil yarn. And it's all the better for it.
