MIT Lecture Series Committee

Rated PG-13
124 minutes

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format: 35mm

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Meek U.S. Army soldier Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) takes part in an experimental military program that infuses him with superhuman powers, and uses his newfound strength to battle the villainous Red Skull (Hugo Weaving) in this comic-book adventure from director Joe Johnston (The Wolfman, The Rocketeer). Tommy Lee Jones, Neal McDonough, and Stanley Tucci co-star in a film written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeeley (The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe). [www.allrovi.com]

Joe Johnston -- returning to the vibe of his first directorial effort, The Rocketeer (1991) -- creates a fun retro-futurist environment with a World War II setting, and he has the discernment not to let the effects overwhelm the story.
      -- Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader. Read this review.