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Richard Corliss, Time: GOOD "...a modestly engaging little-big movie in the median range: well below the first 'Iron Man,' somewhat above 'X-Men: First Class'.... The only problem is that we've been there..." (Read the full review...) 1,025 words, 07/22/11 Christy Lemire, Associated Press: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...feels weighty and substantial, even in the dreaded and needless 3-D... there's something appealing about such an old-fashioned approach." (Read the full review...) 557 words, 07/20/11 Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: VERY GOOD (cg) "...stolidly corny, old-fashioned pulp fun.... nothing, really, that you haven't seen before, but it's the definition of a square, competent, deliver-the-goods blockbuster." (Read the full review...) 704 words, 07/29/11 Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "Chris Evans brings such humor, heart and vigor to virtuous Steve that our rooting interest holds even when the action gets to be standard-issue..." (Read the full review...) 242 words, 07/22/11 Claudia Puig, USA Today: VERY GOOD (cg) "...it's hard not to like a comic-book movie that features both Busby Berkeley-style dance numbers and high-tech vaporizing weaponry." (Read the full review...) 524 words, 07/22/11 Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: VERY GOOD (cg) "I enjoyed the movie. I appreciated the 1940s period settings and costumes, which were a break with the usual generic cityscapes. I admired the way that director Joe Johnston ('October Sky' and 'Jumanji') propelled the narrative." (Read the full review...) 903 words, 07/22/11 James Rocchi, MSN Movies: EXCELLENT (cg) "...light and bright and brisk, but never glib.... more than just pretty solid. It's great in spots, good in others, and hits exactly the right tone..." (Read the full review...) 749 words, 07/20/11 James Berardinelli, Reel Views: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...a competently made, straightforward yarn that has little to offer those who are not already on the bandwagon." (Read the full review...) 885 words, 07/22/11
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD "...pretty good fun.... has a winningly pulpy, jaunty, earnest spirit.... enjoyably preposterous, occasionally touching and generally likable." (Read the full review...) 1,075 words, 07/22/11 Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: EXCELLENT (cg) "...muscular, red-blooded adventure has a decent heart and the stuff of Saturday afternoon serials running through its veins." (Read the full review...) 449 words, 07/22/11 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...brings out an appealing earnestness and humility in Chis Evans that is certainly not business as usual in the comic book superhero genre." (Read the full review...) 830 words, 07/22/11 Kyle Smith, New York Post: OUTSTANDING (cg) "Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely's script not only makes it rain witty lines but delivers fresh stunt ideas and a prominent place for 'Iron Man' Tony Stark's overconfident dad (Dominic Cooper)..." (Read the full review...) 864 words, 07/22/11 Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...the most stylish comics-derived entertainment of the year... Joe Johnston's brand of storytelling and pacing distinguish his efforts from the run of the mill." (Read the full review...) 861 words, 07/22/11 Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: VERY GOOD (cg) "...doesn't have Batman's cool cynicism, Thor's grunge-rock appeal or Iron Man's postmodern snark. But never underestimate the power of old-fashioned corn." (Read the full review...) 291 words, 07/22/11 David Edelstein, New York Magazine: GOOD "...has a measured, classical pace and a lot of good, old-fashioned craftsmanship." (Read the full review...) 775 words, 07/22/11 Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD (cg) "I enjoyed the movie. I appreciated the 1940s period settings and costumes, which were a break with the usual generic cityscapes. I admired the way that director Joe Johnston ('October Sky' and 'Jumanji') propelled the narrative." (Read the full review...) 903 words, 07/22/11 Karina Longworth, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...a hokey, hacky, two-hour-plus exercise in franchise transition/price gouging, complete with utterly unnecessary post-converted 3-D." (Read the full review...) 660 words, 07/20/11 Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "The small things -- from the leading man to '40s flourishes -- are what make the movie work. If only director Joe Johnston had sweated the big stuff as well." (Read the full review...) 734 words, 07/22/11 Jennie Punter, Toronto Globe & Mail: MODERATE (cg) "...for all its nostalgia-hued fun, [it's] essentially just a set-up." (Read the full review...) 641 words, 07/22/11 Josep Parera, La Opinion: MODERATE (cg) "Ya le gustaría a este 'Captain America' cinematográfico ser un superhéroe de verdad... como 'Superman.' " (Read the full review...) 554 words, 07/22/11 Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "The first two-thirds are a rip-roaring adventure yarn and a sturdy, entertaining origin story.... And then we get to the last act... At least the 3-D is decent this time." (Read the full review...) 446 words, 07/21/11
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post: VERY GOOD (cg) "...terrific... The ultimate origin story of the original ur-myth of Marvel Comics' universe... returns the form to its classic roots with the square-jawed forthrightness of its straight-arrow protagonist." (Read the full review...) 772 words, 07/22/11 Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "Earnest. Square-jawed. Unapologetically square. Chris Evans is ideally cast as the patriotic title character..." (Read the full review...) 311 words, 07/22/11 Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: VERY GOOD (cg) "...it has to be fun. It is." (Read the full review...) 859 words, 07/22/11 Tom Horgen, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "Here's what's missing: tension, drama, and most of all, a sense of wonder. This is a superhero movie, isn't it?" (Read the full review...) 653 words, 07/22/11 Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...packs a powerful, but predictable, patriotic punch..." (Read the full review...) 857 words, 07/22/11 Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: VERY GOOD (cg) "...if you stop looking for what you've come to like about superhero films as an adult and concentrate on what you liked about comic books as a kid... 'Captain America' won't disappoint." (Read the full review...) 562 words, 07/22/11 Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD (cg) "...successfully taps the unembarrassed corniness of an old-fangled World War II B movie. Except for its (not-bad) 3-D conversion job, the film is a total throwback." (Read the full review...) 376 words, 07/22/11 Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...a big-scale movie that feels intimate, an action adventure built with the precision of a thriller.... entertains zestily but treats you like a grown up..." (Read the full review...) 766 words, 07/22/11 Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...the best kind of comic-book movie. It's stylish and spectacular, yet it's rooted in history and human emotions. It's smart yet it's funny. It's wise yet it kicks ass when it has to." (Read the full review...) 414 words, 07/22/11 Steve Persall, St. Petersburg Times: VERY GOOD (cg) "Director Joe Johnston keeps things relatively simple and pleasantly stupid.... Chris Evans plays the role with freshly scrubbed machismo and a hint of the geek..." (Read the full review...) 471 words, 07/22/11 Tom Long, Detroit News: VERY GOOD (cg) "...the best Marvel superhero flick since the first 'Iron Man.' " (Read the full review...) 592 words, 07/22/11 Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald: MODERATE (cg) "...has sumptuous production values, superb art direction (here is a movie set in the 1940s that actually feels like it was made in the 1940s) and a curious, soul-sucking lack of urgency." (Read the full review...) 651 words, 07/22/11
Karina Longworth, Village Voice/LA Weekly: POOR "...a hokey, hacky, two-hour-plus exercise in franchise transition/price gouging, complete with utterly unnecessary post-converted 3-D." (Read the full review...) 660 words, 07/20/11 Josh Tyler, Cinema Blend: EXCELLENT (cg) "Not a bunch of great characters in a weak script. Not a good idea with nowhere to go. Not an advertisement for some upcoming franchise connection. 'The First Avenger' is a movie and a good one." (Read the full review...) 972 words, 07/21/11 Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD (cg) "...exalts the virtues of optimism, decency, and perseverance in a rousing adventure of old-fashioned adolescent exuberance." (Read the full review...) 144 words, 07/28/11 Tasha Robinson, AV Club: VERY GOOD (cg) "...manages to balance laughs, genuinely rousing moments, and a fully packed agenda into something fleet enough to keep running under the weight of its rich ambitions." (Read the full review...) 517 words, 07/21/11 Stephanie Zacharek, Movieline: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...all beefcake and no sizzle." (Read the full review...) 1,104 words, 07/21/11 Nick Schager, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...a capable, if somewhat unremarkable, affair... the introductory first half exceeds, in compelling drama and kick-ass thrills, the latter fight-the-baddies combat." (Read the full review...) 648 words, 07/20/11 Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "The first two-thirds are a rip-roaring adventure yarn and a sturdy, entertaining origin story.... And then we get to the last act... At least the 3-D is decent this time." (Read the full review...) 446 words, 07/21/11 Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: WEAK (cg) "Chris Evans makes an appealingly earnest hero, but the more ripped he gets, the less interesting the role becomes. The appealing vintage concept deserves a more inspired treatment than merely setting up 'The Avengers.' " (Read the full review...) 634 words, 07/22/11 MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...enormously entertaining.... there is something really kick-ass satisfying in watching Captain America mess around in 1942." (Read the full review...) 1,144 words, 07/25/11
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: WEAK "...action that grows ponderous and repetitive; a color palette that goes unaccountably dull; a production design that turns claustrophobic; a pallid performance by Hayley Atwell..." (Read the full review...) 274 words, 07/22/11 A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD "...pretty good fun.... has a winningly pulpy, jaunty, earnest spirit.... enjoyably preposterous, occasionally touching and generally likable." (Read the full review...) 1,075 words, 07/22/11 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...brings out an appealing earnestness and humility in Chis Evans that is certainly not business as usual in the comic book superhero genre." (Read the full review...) 830 words, 07/22/11 Dana Stevens, Slate: EXCELLENT "...a reminder of why we started plundering comics for story ideas in the first place: because they're great sources of American populist myth, in addition to being rollicking good fun." (Read the full review...) 1,034 words, 07/21/11 Andrew O'Hehir, Salon: GOOD "...a curiously fun, surprisingly imaginative and unashamedly old-fashioned yarn of skulduggery and adventure." (Read the full review...) 1,214 words, 07/20/11
Peter Debruge, Daily Variety: FAIR "Red, white and bland.... Although Joe Johnston earnestly attempts to resurrect the WWII-era action figure, his debut adventure comes across as remarkably flat." (Read the full review...) 1,153 words, 07/20/11 Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter: MODERATE "...delivers comic-book action... Chris Evans' no-nonsense yet engaging portrayal may cause young women to swoon and young men to join a gym. Yet the film will leave others wondering, 'Is this all there is?' " (Read the full review...) 1,182 words, 07/20/11 Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...brings out an appealing earnestness and humility in Chis Evans that is certainly not business as usual in the comic book superhero genre." (Read the full review...) 830 words, 07/22/11 Emanuel Levy, Cinema 24/7: MODERATE (cg) "...the secondary characters are far more interesting than the nominal hero." (Read the full review...) 627 words, 07/20/11 A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD "...pretty good fun.... has a winningly pulpy, jaunty, earnest spirit.... enjoyably preposterous, occasionally touching and generally likable." (Read the full review...) 1,075 words, 07/22/11 Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: WEAK "...action that grows ponderous and repetitive; a color palette that goes unaccountably dull; a production design that turns claustrophobic; a pallid performance by Hayley Atwell..." (Read the full review...) 274 words, 07/22/11
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