"Captain America: The Winter Soldier" (2014)

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

I get the feeling this is going to be this year's Catching Fire, where everyone but me seems to think it's a superior sequel.
Captain America: The First Avenger was my favourite of the pre-Avengers 1 movies, mostly because of how well it developed the main character. And that's my main problem with this sequel: there's not an inkling of the character's ideals and integrity that I grew to love in the first place. Instead, he just comes across as a generic run-of-the-mill protagonist in a story of political corruption – a subject, by the way, that really doesn't interest me. It just doesn't feel like Captain America anymore.
That and it simply failed to deliver on the one thing I most wanted to see: Captain America trying to adapt to the modern world. He just seems to fit in way too easily.
Now, what did I like? Well, the twist involving Nick Fury certainly took me aback. I like how Cap's expertise comes in handy in the army base scene. Falcon was awesome! :) And the reveal of who the Winter Soldier is leads to a fantastic dilemma on Cap's part for the climax – even if, to quote one of Linkara's running gags, it just raises too many questions. It's a well written movie, which depresses me all the more that it just never piqued my interest.
So, to sum up, while I didn't dislike this movie, it's easily my least favourite of the Marvel Studios canon to date.

My rating: 65%