Captain America: The Winter Solider

Of all superheros Captain America wasn't a character I had much knowledge on, for that matter even read. However, the new film has made me like the character even more so, now that I see the character in a new light.

The first Captain America movie introduced us to the character, now we get to see how he handles the world of today (like Ichabod does on Sleepy Hollow). I also liked the chemistry he had with fellow newbie Sam Wilson (The Falcon) played by Anthony Mackie (The Adjustment Bureau, The Hurt Locker) and the line "On your left" that Steve says every time he passes by Sam became an instant twitter tag.

Blake Widow interups Steve and Sam's run and takes Rogers on a mission run. The mission they go on gets very exciting and starts the plot off to a great suspenseful start as Cap finds Widow doing her own side mission.

He reports to Fury about it, saying he does not like dealing with secrets but Nick Fury says its easier to let people do what they are good at, and Widow is good at sneaking around and getting information.

Eventually the inevitable happens, Fury is assassinated by The Winter Solider, the mystery killer of the film. Fury and Rogers are given a moment before Fury hits the dust by Nick telling Cap not to trust anyone at SHIELD, he then hands him what Widow was assigned to obtain and gives it to Steve.

Everything kicks in after cap visits with director Alexander Pierce (played magnificently by Robert Redford). He has a fight with some old friends in an elevator and escapes via motorcycle. Rogers and Widow are then wanted by SHIELD and officially announced as threats to national security.

Steve and Widow soon discover and old enemy has been growing within SHIELD. Hydra, a once renowned army of Nazi-germany has taken over SHIELD and has been using an old friend of Steve's as a brainwashed solider (Barns as the Winter Solider) The two eventually seek out Sam's help. He offers to help Captain America and suits up (as the falcon). The plan, take down SHIELD.

The film climaxes with one of the best visual sequences ever, and supposedly what this whole movie had been riding on. There are still a lot of surprises before the film hits its finale notes but there is no denying the incredible work that went in to making 3 heli-carriers crash into each other.

Captain America: The Winter Soilder is a nifty political thriller, one of the best out of Marvel's recent sequels, the best of the three so far. And we even get a little tie in with Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Rating: A+