Captain America makes his present day movie debut this time around. He now works for SHIELD alongside is Avenger teammate the Black Widow and takes orders from the spy of spies, Nick Fury. It's a bit of a rebuilding of the Captain America franchise given that most of the cast of characters from the first film are dead from old age. The newest additions being Sam Wilson aka The Falcon, and Agent 13.
The movie centers around the innerworkings of SHIELD. Fury uncovers a deadly secret that will change the world if he, Captain America, and a handful of others can not stop. The biggest obstacle in their way is the emergence of the Winter Soldier, a superspy with ties to Captain America.
The movie is overall very good. The actors and characters have great chemistry with one another. Their use of humor in dangerous situations is a nice balance that has come to be expected in the Marvel Movie Universe.
The ending fizzles a bit with the final confrontation between Captain America and the Winter Soldier. Also Agent 13 played by Revenge's Emily Vancamp is the most inconsequential character in the whole movie. She has been built up as a major part even getting her own poster, but she does very little through the movie despite being in it the whole time.
There is also plenty of setup for future movies. There are major ramifications with SHIELD, leading to wonder what will happen with the SHIELD tv show. This could be their chance to show true connectivity between the movies and television.
And stay tuned during the credits for a taste of things to come in Avengers: Age of Ultron.
4/5 stars
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