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Captain America: The First Avenger

Steve Rogers is desperate to go to war and stand for justice, strength and the great American way. Though Steve has courage and bravery he lacks the physical build of a solider and so when it comes to enlisting he's often pushed aside and told to go home. Seeing Rogers determination, Dr. Abraham Erskine signs him up under a new project to create the perfect soldier, Steve has to prove himself worthy of the opportunity to the US military and show them that the program is indeed worth all the time and money. Emerging from the program with new strengh and even more courage Steve Rogers, quickly winds up in the spotlight and named the protector of freedom, Captain America. Steve must adapt to his new status and build in time to face off against the evil Nazi scientist Johann Schmidt/The Red Skull and prevent evil from prevailing as the first avenger.

Chris Evans is once again put in the role of a marvel character this time proving that the first avenger isn't just an over powered patriot but actually has some justified depth behind the shield, by his side is Hayley Atwell plays Peggy Carter  the potential love interest and respected British agent within the military giving a professional yet flirty feel. Tommy Lee Jones plays Colonel Chester Phillips in a comfortable gruff military no nonsense type perfectly, the adversary of the film who should now be feeling at home with villainy, Hugo weaving stands impressively as the figure of  insanity, The Red Skull. The supporting cast, Howard  Stark (Dominic Cooper) is the father of the equally charismatic future avenger Tony Stark and helps create the super soldier. Dr. Abraham Erskine (Stanely Tucci) is the quite believable brains behind the project and lastly James 'Bucky' Barnes (Sebastian Stan) is Steve's greatest ally in the fight against evil.

At first this looks like a cheesy teaser trailer for the big kick off of The Avengers, yet unbelievably the Captain holds his own against fellow marvel characters like Iron Man and actually one ups Thor, in a well rounded character that you actually care about and proves he's got what it takes to lead the team in a years time. In a way part period drama looking at the events of World War Two through Steve Roger's eyes yet at the same time stands out as a comic book action flick and one of the best in marvel's line up. Not expecting much from the first avenger, it managed to captivate and actually stand out as a good film in itself despite all The Avengers hype, having the right mix of action, comedy and drama. Captain America stands tall amongst the summer blockbusters and shows itself to be a contender against some of the bigger movies of the past months  its hero with a heart as well as a amazing strength and a heart full of courage, The First Avenger is a fresh feel for the new superhero movement.

8  /  10

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