Captain America: The First Avenger
At the outset of World War II, Steve Rogers wants nothing more than to join the army. When being rejected, he transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a 'Super-Soldier serum'. But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a war monger and a terrorist organization.
11 June 1948, San Jose, California, USA
27 June 1981
21 December 1948, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
13 March 1938, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
1964
4 April 1983, St. George, Utah, USA
5 April 1982, London, England, UK
6 November 1984
2 September 1973, London, England, UK
2 June 1978, Greenwich, London, England, UK
July 14, 2015
Director Joe Johnston re-confirms his mastery of special effects, but he doesn't let them get in the way of his telling a story.
August 01, 2011
It doesn't try too hard for irony or style; the comic-book sensibility remains pure, square, and happily stupid.
July 22, 2011
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.
July 14, 2015
It's simply an old-fashioned good-versus-evil yarn. And it's all the better for it.
November 29, 2016
Though it's never much of a question who'll save the day, it's nice to be able to feel like the good guy's worth rooting for.
July 14, 2015
The story squanders its own fine setup.
July 27, 2011
Pacy and punchy, but not quite a knockout.
July 22, 2016
Captain America's a superhero due to a super serum, but he looks cool, has cool moves, and flings his shield with bombast, thus making America great again, and safe again.
July 14, 2015
This has definitely been the summer of the superhero film. I'd put this one just below X-Men: First Class, but above Green Lantern and well above Thor.
July 22, 2011
The movie looks wonderful.
July 14, 2015
Totally lacking in ambiguity, Captain America is great fun.
July 22, 2011
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.
