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It doesn't try too hard for irony or style; the comic-book sensibility remains pure, square, and happily stupid.
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.
The movie looks wonderful.
The only problem is that we've been there -- been nearly everywhere Captain America goes -- in countless previous movies.
Director Joe Johnston has fun with the myth of Captain America.
What lingers most about Captain America is its innocent, throwback ethos, a firm, unqualified embrace of the Little Guy.
A slam-bang good time, Captain America: The First Avenger is one of Marvel's better efforts.
What the film can never overcome, though it mightily tries via superior score, costumes, and atmosphere, is the inanity of its premise.
Full of knowing nods for fans and stunningly designed, Captain America might not be perfect but it is an awful lot of fun.
One of the banner comic book films of the year.
Joe Johnston's rendering of Marvel's Captain America is brisk and thoroughly entertaining, but is indicative of lowered expectations in its specific subgenre, despite looking excellent on Blu-ray.
As the delightfully over-the-top Red Skull, Hugo Weaving has the most fun playing a noseless villain since Ralph Fiennes lopped his off as Voldemort.
Its flaws... prevent it from entering the upper echelon of superhero movie elites. Thank God there's still an interesting figure at the center of it all.
Proves to be a riveting roller coaster ride from beginning to end, basically because it relies on a winning recipe featuring all the fixins needed to hold your undivided attention.
Proves to be a riveting roller coaster ride from beginning to end, basically because it relies on a winning recipe featuring all the fixins needed to hold your undivided attention.
Combines the right elements of brisk storytelling and light touches of comedy without resorting to gimmicks or bombast.
...good humored and uncomplicated, it concentrates on a single character, a single villain, a clear path to the present. (Blu-ray 3-D Combo edition)
Because of its period atmosphere and its successful combination of characterization and action, it tops my list of best superhero films of the year.
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Director Joe Johnston confidently walks the line between faithful comic-book iconography and contemporary action-movie splash.
Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) wants to go to war. It's 1942, and he's a scrawny kid from Brooklyn, too scrawny, according to army doctors, to join up.
It serves its chief end to introduce the character, and Evans fills the role nicely. But as a stand-alone adventure, it's not captivating enough. I expect more from this genre.
"Looks great and hits all the right notes but never truly puts the pedal to the metal."
En una época en que aparecen películas de superhéroes debajo de cada piedra, encontrarse con algo tan entretenido - y que no pide ser tomado demasiado en serio - es toda una sorpresa.
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