
7.004/10
|US
|en
|124 min
Release Date: 2011-07-22
Overview - During World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed into super-soldier Captain America to aid in the war effort. Rogers must stop the Red Skull – Adolf Hitler's ruthless head of weaponry, and the leader of an organization that intends to use a mysterious device of untold powers for world domination.
tmdb87069603
8.5/10
True to "Captain America," this is the modern (comic book) version of the All American movie. Good guys versus bad guys without a lot of ambiguity. _**NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT**_. This movie is pretty much perfection for the genre. Entertaining A to Z story with high-end Hollywood professional movie making throughout.
Read full review →Gimly
8/10
**This is a long form review initially published in 2011:** Though it ran at over two hours, I did feel that it had plenty of room to go further than it did. I honestly felt like Red Skull could have had a film all to himself, and actually kind of suffered for making him as intriguing as he was. Chris Evans was an interesting choice as the titular role of Captain America, given that he's alr...
PolyWogg
8/10
PLOT Steve Rogers, a scrawny young man, wants to enlist in the US Army and go overseas to fight in WWII. But his size and health means his attempts at enlistment always end the same way -- a 4F rating. Until a scientist sees him and recruits him to try out for a special training program to create a super soldier. WHAT I LIKED The Marvel universe sticks pretty close to classic script with ...
Read full review →tmdb44006625
7/10
Definitely the most underrated of all the MCU films, Captain America: The First Avenger is a great war film done comic book style about a little guy making a big difference. Red Skull is one of the better villains simply because of how fantastic Hugo Weaving is. Peggy Carter is a great heroine and Hayley Atwell's performance is an absolute joy. Also, Tommy Lee Jones and Stanley Tucci light up the ...
Read full review →JPV852
7/10
Probably only my third time viewing and first in at least 8 years and while it's not great, I did find it to be pretty entertaining and Chris Evans embodies the role so well. Red Skull and the heavy prosthetic they placed on Hugo Weaving still was pretty silly looking, however, making him one of many weak villains in the MCU. **3.25/5**
Read full review →r96sk
9/10
I had a great time with this, it narrowly surpasses <em>'Iron Man'</em> for me. <em>'Captain America: The First Avenger'</em> is thoroughly entertaining. I absolutely enjoyed the story and how it is told, while the 1940s style is done fantastically - love the settings and costumes. The only negative I have is about the body double effect of skinny Captain America - which looks, honestly, ridicu...
Read full review →Andre Gonzales
8/10
Really good movie. I loved the little tiny skinny him. He looked hilarious. Lots of action and cool cgi stuff going on.
Read full review →RalphRahal
8/10
Captain America: The First Avenger is a well-crafted superhero origin story that sets up Steve Rogers' journey with a strong narrative foundation. The plot is engaging, blending a classic underdog story with a war-time adventure that feels both grounded and larger than life. The pacing is solid, moving through Steve's transformation and early missions without dragging, though some action sequences...
Read full review →Manuel São Bento
7/10
Rewatched for the Once Upon a Franchise podcast. Listen to the full episode here: https://spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/qeqKx7GL7Vb Captain America: The First Avenger stands tall as one of the MCU's strongest origin stories, even if time has made some of its rougher edges more apparent. From the very beginning, Joe Johnston's film sets the tone with a still-underrated technical achievement: th...
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