Chris Evans falls into the jackpot and gets cast as UBER-American Captain America. This tells the tale of how a "90 lb. asthmatic" can become a super-hero. It introduces the Red Skull, played very well by always creepy and evil Hugo Weaving. It really was what I expected. Heavy on story, plot, the beginning of Captain America, and overall flowery. There is of course some dark times and not fun stuff, but it's a kids movie at heart. I was a fan, just not a huge fan. It didn't really surpass expectations, but met them very easily. It was a little ridiculous as planned, but didn't get totally out of hand, so that was commendable. They had some fun with action scenes and CGI that looked alright. It was a little insane to have technology from WWII more advanced than the shit we play with today, but it is what it is. Evans was solid, though I agree with my buddy that they should have made his voice a little weaker when he was a scrawny 90 lb. bitch. Good cast, decent story, standard summer movie throwing up some big numbers per usual.
Bottom line: 7.7 out of 10. It is definitely worth seeing, just don't pay $10. Rent, or see at the cheap seats because you aren't missing anything earth-shattering. It lays the groundwork for another monster Marvel series. The Avengers is officially loaded up and the biggest movie I can think of right now. It's going to be HUGE with the amount of money and star power that it's throwing out.
The one thing that didn't change in the transformation was his adam's apple. It remained unaffected.
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