Captain America : The Winter Soldier (2014) 9/10

Starring : Chris Evans, Samuel L Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders
Director : Anthony & Joe Russo
Running Time : 136 mins

Having awoken in the present day after years spent in suspended animation, Steve Rogers (Evans) faces a world where villainy isn’t as obvious as it once was. When it comes to light that SHIELD has been infiltrated by its enemies, and that SHIELD director Nick Fury (Jackson) has been killed by the mysterious Winter Soldier, Steve dons his guise as Captain America and finds himself on the run, believed to be an enemy of the state.

This is such a different movie to The First Avenger that it is hard to compare them. Evans does a fantastic job in the lead, with Jackson actually doing some work to earn his credit in the movie. The plot, if you know anything about the comic books, is predictable but if you don’t then the set up for the identity of the Winter Soldier is pretty subtle. A great movie which, in many ways other than visual spectacle, surpasses Avengers Assemble.

You’ll like this if you liked : Captain America : The First Avenger