I’m an American but not a patriot and I’ve lost what little fascination I had with comic books a long time ago, so Captain America does nothing for me as a character. This movie, the latest in a relatively recent string of money-motivated superhero flicks, makes him matter even less because his story isn’t an exciting one. If it is, director Joe Johnston does a piss-poor job of telling it.

Where the first Iron Man had its clever, perhaps even awe-inspiring, moments, this script is all hack. It’s significant only in the sense that it leads directly to the much-hyped Avengers movie, which I have no interest in seeing. Even the visuals, featuring a bulky Chris Evans CGIed down to a charicaturous weakling, lack luster. That’s surprising for a film with a 140-million-dollar budget.

my rating : 2 of 5

2011