"Oh, it's like that." (Captain America)
"Yeah..the Internet is good. I read a lot." (Captain America)
I am not that impressed with The Winter Soldier as a film. It is ok. I am impressed with the Marvel cinematic universe and the thoroughness with which the studio and the writers commit to the grandiose vision.
In this installment of Marvel-capades, there were many things to enjoy: The disembodied celo-soul of Dr. Arnim Zola from The First Avenger, Robert Redford, Sam Jackson, Super bad-ass Cap'n, oh and did I mention Robert Redford. All in all a good time at the movies, worth the money, and fun.
Unfortantely, this is supposed to be a movie blog talking about the strengths and weaknesses of the movie, not it's brand cache or place in a larger cinematic universe.
So, I got the feeling that there were two plots for Cap'n II that could have just as easily been two separate, distinct and worthwhile movies. I don't know why they were brought together, but they were. The Winter Soldier was a cool villain in his own right, for about half the movie, and with expansion might have yielded an impressive feature length narrative. The second plot with Robert Redford, project Insight, and the Hydra coup of Shield clearly demonstrated that it too could have held up its own movie. In fact, the spy and deception theme might have played out way better if Cap'n II would have stuck to one story.
Oh, but the end credit sequence is totally worth sitting through.
On a scale of Masters of the Universe to Beast Masters of the Omniverse, I give Captain America: The Winter Soldier 3.4 out of 5 stars.
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