Film-Bookan imperfect superhero film that could have been as good as Batman Begins if its last two acts had not faltered to the exten...
Salon ArtsAlive with WWII period details and Hugo Weaving's villainy, "Captain America" is a delicious adventure yarn.
The Boston GlobeRed, white, and ka-pow!: 'Captain America' packs a powerful, but predictable, patriotic punch.
Rolling StoneEvans, who played the Human Torch in two less-than-fantastic Fantastic Four films, brings such humor, heart and vigor to vir...
The Philadelphia InquirerFrom its antagonists to its art direction, everything about Johnston's movie has a been-there, seen-that familiarity. Yet Ev...
Washington PostEvans brings just the right amount of confidence and aw-shucks modesty to Rogers, who surely counts as the most appealing Ma...
Los Angeles TimesChris Evans saves the day with a stirring performance as the title character that makes this anything but just another super...
Wall Street JournalCaptain America's metabolism, Peggy tells him, burns energy four times faster than the average person's. The movie's metabol...
Are You Screening?Captain America wins out over many recent entries in the comic-book department largely because it acknowledges, and at the s...
FirstShowingBut goofy as it may be, The First Avenger proves beyond a doubt that as a hero, as a symbol, and as an Avenger, Captain Amer...
ReelViewsIt's fair to say that superhero saturation has set in. Not many years ago, every cinematic version of a comic book protagoni...
E! OnlineOne of Marvel Comics' oldest heroes receives the big-screen treatment in a WWII period pic.
/FilmHappily, the rest of the film is strong enough to make up for that lack. The action is unrealistic, to be sure, but it’s don...
Film School RejectsA solid script, a meticulously crafted aesthetic, charismatic performances and a film delivered with great confidence and a...
Chicago Sun-TimesIt was a pleasure to realize, once "Captain America: The First Avenger" got under way, that hey, here is a real movie, not a...
Chicago TribuneComic book canon yields a quality lead character -- if not leading man -- in 'Captain America'
Total FilmThe final piece of the Avengers jigsaw falls efficiently into place: decent acting, decent action, a few too many were all h...
Aint It Cool NewsCAPTAIN AMERICA: FIRST AVENGER could end up being my personal favorite superhero movie, but I’ll need to see it countless ti...
Aint It Cool NewsCAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER is one of the best films of the summer, and of the year.
Hollywood ReporterAs the last Marvel prequel that includes two Iron Man and Incredible Hulk movies before next summer’s The Avengers, this one...
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Partial Film Information
Director: Joe Johnston
Writer: Christopher Markus
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Cast: Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving
Release: July 22, 2011
Writer: Christopher Markus
Studio: Paramount Pictures
Cast: Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell, Hugo Weaving
Release: July 22, 2011
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