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[Captain America: The First Avenger]
The story follows Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), who wants to fight for his country. But due to his size and health, he's rejected numerous times. His determination catches the eye of Dr. Abraham Erskine (Stanley Tucci), who sees something special in him. And chooses him to be part of an experiment that will turn him into a super soldier, and become the main weapon to stop the Red Skull. Who is using an ancient power to fuel his army.
I was always weary about Chris Evans being cast as Captain America. I've always felt, one actor should play one hero. It was sort of an unwritten rule. So, in my mind, Chris Evans was the Human Torch. And that's how i see it. I would have preferred Evans to be a little more aggressive in some of the scenes. But for the most part, he did a fine job.
Steve Rogers best friend, Bucky, that friendship was never really developed properly. And they did maybe do a good job of forming together Captain America's team, but the film desperately needed scenes where they worked together for a common goal, and show that process. Not just a montage of successful sequences. I would also have liked to see Captain America's training. There was some great scenes in the movie, where he's not fully adjusted to his new powers, those are fantastic scenes. And i would have liked to see him actually train with his new powers. Or, as stated before, test his limits within the different situations he would find himself in with his team.
The acting was superb. Stanley Tucci, Tommy Lee Jones and Hayley Atwell, all giving fantastic supporting jobs. And Hugo weaving, who did a great job with an under developed Red Skull.
The pacing of the film is something that definitely might annoy a few.
The story follows Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), who wants to fight for his country. But due to his size and health, he's rejected numerous times. His determination catches the eye of Dr. Abraham Erskine (Stanley Tucci), who sees something special in him. And chooses him to be part of an experiment that will turn him into a super soldier, and become the main weapon to stop the Red Skull. Who is using an ancient power to fuel his army.
I was always weary about Chris Evans being cast as Captain America. I've always felt, one actor should play one hero. It was sort of an unwritten rule. So, in my mind, Chris Evans was the Human Torch. And that's how i see it. I would have preferred Evans to be a little more aggressive in some of the scenes. But for the most part, he did a fine job.
Steve Rogers best friend, Bucky, that friendship was never really developed properly. And they did maybe do a good job of forming together Captain America's team, but the film desperately needed scenes where they worked together for a common goal, and show that process. Not just a montage of successful sequences. I would also have liked to see Captain America's training. There was some great scenes in the movie, where he's not fully adjusted to his new powers, those are fantastic scenes. And i would have liked to see him actually train with his new powers. Or, as stated before, test his limits within the different situations he would find himself in with his team.
The acting was superb. Stanley Tucci, Tommy Lee Jones and Hayley Atwell, all giving fantastic supporting jobs. And Hugo weaving, who did a great job with an under developed Red Skull.
The pacing of the film is something that definitely might annoy a few.