Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
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Critic Consensus: With plenty of pulpy action, a pleasantly retro vibe, and a handful of fine performances, Captain America is solidly old-fashioned blockbuster entertainment.
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Cast
as Captain America/Steve Rogers
as Colonel Chester Phillips
as Johann Schmidt/Red Skull
as Peggy Carter
as James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes
as Howard Stark
as Heinz Kruger
as Dr. Abraham Erskine
as Nick Fury
as Dr. Arnim Zola
as Timothy 'Dum Dum' Dugan
as Gabe Jones
as Jim Morita
as Montgomery Falsworth
as Jacques Dernier
as Gilmore Hodge
as Senator Brandt
as Brandt's Aide
as Pvt. Lorraine
as Search Team Leader
as SHIELD Lieutenant
as SHIELD Tech
as Jan
as Tower Keeper
as Steve Rogers Double/Barman
as Nervous Recruit
as 4F Doctor
as Loud Jerk
as Connie
as Bonnie
as Young Doctor
as Enlistment Office MP
as Stark Girl
as Sergeant Duffy
as Johann Schmidt's Artist
as Antique Store Owner
as SSR Doctor
as Project Rebirth Nurse
as Kruger's Aide
as Kruger's Aide
as Undercover Bum
as Undercover Bum
as Kruger's Driver
as Boy at Dock
as Roeder
as Hutter
as Schneider
as Star-Spangled Singer
as Star-Spangled Singer
as Star-Spangled Singer
as Kid in USO Audience
as Kid in USO Audience
as Newsstand Mom
as Autograph Seeker
as "Adolph Hitler"
as Army Heckler
as Army Heckler
as Army Heckler
as Army Heckler
as HYDRA Guard/HYDRA Pilot
as Stark's Engineer
as Manager Velt
as HYDRA Lieutenant
as SHIELD Agent
as Army Heckler
as Army Heckler
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Critic Reviews for Captain America: The First Avenger
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The story squanders its own fine setup.
It doesn't try too hard for irony or style; the comic-book sensibility remains pure, square, and happily stupid.
Pacy and punchy, but not quite a knockout.
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.
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.
Audience Reviews for Captain America: The First Avenger
An exact application of the Marvel Superhero Origin Story Template. The lack of interesting backstory or a truly "super" power makes for a boring outing from the usually reliable stable. Hugo Weaving was great in a mask again, though.
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Another forgettable prequel to The Avengers that doesn't seem to be something of its own. Not bad but the plot is mostly dull while the action scenes are unimpressive for a superhero movie, and it has a poorly developed villain with uninspired plans of destroying the world.
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Hail Hydra!!
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