I was very surprised by this film. I mean, I thought it was going to be good but it blew me away a bit. I really think that they got pretty much everything right. The movie flew by for me, which is the best thing a movie can do for me. The acting was really superb across the board, this is probably one of the most well cast comic book films I’ve seen.

I think the biggest advantage it has is the fact that it doesn’t take place in modern times. If it was set completely in the modern age, it probably wouldn’t have worked very well. The ideals behind the creation of Captain America are firmly rooted in that time period and by sticking to that period, they’re able to indulge in it completely without it coming off as cheesy. It definitely has a certain nativity to it which brings it a different kind of charm that other recent comic book movies don’t have.

It’s not snarky. It’s not ironic. It’s not post modern. There aren’t a million shades of grey where you wonder if Captain America is really the bad guy and if Red Skull is truly the good guy. There’s none of that stuff and I think the film works better all because of it. It knows exactly what it is and because of that, it’s able to flaunt it. And it has more of a heart because of it.

I also mention that the script is really fantastic. Quite surprised that the screenwriters from “Chronicles of Narnia” wrote this, it’s much better than that film. The action isn’t predictable and the dialogue is all right on the nose. And on top of that, the thing moves at a fantastic pace; not too fast and not too slow. It spends enough time in the beginning building up who Steve Rogers is which is crucially important. Then at a certain point, they are able to let him loose and become a leader.