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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011, dir. Joe Johnston): serviceable comic book fare

imageServiceable comic book fare, Captain America: The First Avenger tells a simple story which is better executed than its predecessor Avenger movie, Thor. It’s not as jingoistic as you might expect, given the name.  The hook is that Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) was selected to become a superhero not because he knows how to beat up the bad guys, but precisely because he isn’t a bully and doesn’t want to kill anybody, even if they are Nazis.

 

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Posted by on July 27, 2011 in Film Reviews

 

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