Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Two years after we last saw Captain America in The Avengers, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) teams up with Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) to uncover a globe-spanning conspiracy within SHIELD and battle the mysterious Winter Soldier. Screen legend Robert Redford joins the cast as Nick Fury's (Samuel L. Jackson) boss, Alexander Pierce.
Aboard a SHIELD ship taken by Algerian pirates, Rogers learns that Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, has her own set of orders from Fury that differ from his. After confronting Fury, he's introduced to a secretive project, Operation: Insight, which will allow the organisation to pre-emptively police the planet - the master project of SHIELD head honcho Pierce. When Fury is attacked and shot by superhuman assassin the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), Rodgers and Romanoff become unsure of who to trust...
- Director:
- Anthony RussoJoe Russo (TV's 'Arrested Development', TV's 'Community', 'You, Me and Dupree', 'Welcome to Collinwood')
- Writer:
- Ed BrubakerChristopher MarkusStephen McFeely
- Cast:
- Chris EvansSamuel L. JacksonScarlett JohanssonHayley AtwellCobie SmuldersRobert RedfordEmily VanCampSebastian StanAnthony MackieToby JonesFrank Grillo
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressThe perils of global diplomacy, and the difficulty of being an old-fashioned guy in a new-fashioned world, weigh heavily... surprisingly equal second solo outing.
Total Film
pressA tremendously satisfying blockbuster… Despite its running time, it never drags thanks to a consistent line in bruising set-pieces.
Time Out
pressDelivers a heavy and welcome dose of paranoia, administered between fleetly paced smackdowns.
The Guardian
pressThis sequel gives the flagging comic-book movie an adrenaline shot of relevance. You've got to hand it to them.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressSome impressive early fight choreography is wasted on poorly composed action sequences, and there's no thrill to the story's unfolding despite capable digital imagery.
Hollywood Reporter
press[Revives] the pleasures of hard-driving old-school action, surprising character development and intriguing suspense.
Empire Magazine
pressBenefits from an old-school-thriller tone that, for its first half at least, distinguishes it from its more obviously superheroic Marvel cousins.
Not as good as the original but a worthy addition to the Marvel movies. Although they are starting to look a wee bit formulaic..
Now I've never been a great fan of Captain America but this is slowly changing. Choosing stars like Chris Evan to play the Capt and Scarlett Johansson, The Black Widow. This movie is just not pleasing to the eye characteristically but graphically too. Storyline is not bad either, tying in nicely with the TV Series MARVEL agents of SHIELD which I have also...
The third post-Avengers Marvel film. Captain America: The Winter Soldier isn't perfect, but you'll be entertained as hell. The cast is excellent. Chris Evans nails it as Steve Rogers or Captain America, the bad a** 95-year-old super soldier. Scarlet Johansson is great as Black Widow, the sexy expert-fighter S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. Sebastian Stab plays the...
This is a step up from the first film. The actors I thought really put a lot of heart into the characters they played especially on the opposition.The main drawcards were excellent and the storyline flowed quite well.
Captain America - Winter Soldier Imagine if you can, a perfect match up of 'Wolverine', 'Watchman' and 'G.I.Joe'. Great to watch, good theme only I just know it could've been better. I'm waiting for a real graphic novel movie that can make me laugh and cry. Im still waiting, only now I can wait longer. (And of course, stay till the very end)
Variety
pressThe perils of global diplomacy, and the difficulty of being an old-fashioned guy in a new-fashioned world, weigh heavily... surprisingly equal second solo outing.
Total Film
pressA tremendously satisfying blockbuster… Despite its running time, it never drags thanks to a consistent line in bruising set-pieces.
Time Out
pressDelivers a heavy and welcome dose of paranoia, administered between fleetly paced smackdowns.
The Guardian
pressThis sequel gives the flagging comic-book movie an adrenaline shot of relevance. You've got to hand it to them.
Sydney Morning Herald
pressSome impressive early fight choreography is wasted on poorly composed action sequences, and there's no thrill to the story's unfolding despite capable digital imagery.
Hollywood Reporter
press[Revives] the pleasures of hard-driving old-school action, surprising character development and intriguing suspense.
Empire Magazine
pressBenefits from an old-school-thriller tone that, for its first half at least, distinguishes it from its more obviously superheroic Marvel cousins.
Not as good as the original but a worthy addition to the Marvel movies. Although they are starting to look a wee bit formulaic..
Now I've never been a great fan of Captain America but this is slowly changing. Choosing stars like Chris Evan to play the Capt and Scarlett Johansson, The Black Widow. This movie is just not pleasing to the eye characteristically but graphically too. Storyline is not bad either, tying in nicely with the TV Series MARVEL agents of SHIELD which I have also...
The third post-Avengers Marvel film. Captain America: The Winter Soldier isn't perfect, but you'll be entertained as hell. The cast is excellent. Chris Evans nails it as Steve Rogers or Captain America, the bad a** 95-year-old super soldier. Scarlet Johansson is great as Black Widow, the sexy expert-fighter S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. Sebastian Stab plays the...
This is a step up from the first film. The actors I thought really put a lot of heart into the characters they played especially on the opposition.The main drawcards were excellent and the storyline flowed quite well.
Captain America - Winter Soldier Imagine if you can, a perfect match up of 'Wolverine', 'Watchman' and 'G.I.Joe'. Great to watch, good theme only I just know it could've been better. I'm waiting for a real graphic novel movie that can make me laugh and cry. Im still waiting, only now I can wait longer. (And of course, stay till the very end)
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