The Captain

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

 Marvel's hero comes to the big screen in this film from director Joe Johnston which stars Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones, Hugo Weaving and Hayley Atwell. Unable to enlist during the Second World War a young man signs up for an experimental procedure to create super soldiers.

 There are a few changes from the comics for this film but otherwise the film largely retains the right themes even if the details are slightly different. When it comes to the plot of this film it does seem a little bit like they are trying to cram in a lot so that they can skip on to the Avengers film but there are some good points such as the love interest in this film being much better fleshed out than in Thor (2011), for example. The special effects are pretty good, especially on the Chris Evans before he gets the super soldier serum and while Tommy Lee Jones does not have a large part in the film he seems to get away with all the best lines.

4/5