Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Release Date: April 4, 2014

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Director: Anthony Russo Joe Russo

Writer: Christopher Markus Ed Brubaker Jack Kirby Joe Simon Stephen McFeely

Production: Paramount Pictures

Movie Details: After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, lives ...View More Details

After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, lives quietly in Washington, D.C. trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. WhenAfter the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, lives quietly in Washington, D.C. trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy.… Expand

Genre(s): Action Adventure Sci-Fi Thriller

MPAA Rating: PG-13

Production: Paramount Pictures

Runtime: 136 min

Home Release Date: Sep 9, 2014

Official Site: http://marvel.com/movies/movie/181/captain_america_the_winter_soldier

Country: USA

Language: English

Director: Anthony Russo Joe Russo

Writer: Christopher Markus Ed Brubaker Jack Kirby Joe Simon Stephen McFeely

Starring: Anthony Mackie Chris Evans Cobie Smulders Emily VanCamp Frank Grillo Hayley Atwell Maximiliano Hernández Robert Redford Samuel L. Jackson Scarlett Johansson Sebastian Stan

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Critic Reviews

(48)

Metascore Generally favorable reviews

40 Positive Ratings 83%

7 Mixed Ratings 14%

1 Negative Ratings 2%

Drew McWeeny | Apr 18, 2014

"Captain America: The Winter Soldier is a tremendous piece of pop entertainment, smart and engaging and featuring a home run movie star lead performance by Chris Evans." ... Read full review

Michael Burgin | Jun 17, 2018

"The newest Marvel blockbuster-to-be boasts an array of well-cast leads and supporting characters; a crisply paced, sensible plot; and above-average dialogue. Even more importantly, every scene and every character interaction prove that the movie’s creative team truly understands the core appeal of Cap himself—the tone of not just the character, but the comic book series from which he springs." ... Read full review

Jordan Hoffman | May 8, 2016

"This entry won't win any new converts, but anyone already invested in this series is going to have a blast." ... Read full review

Claudia Puig | Apr 3, 2014

"An often breathlessly exciting action thriller told with humor and intelligence." ... Read full review

David Edelstein | Apr 4, 2014

"Beneath the expensive, computer-generated busyness of this second Captain America installment is a bracing, old-style conspiracy thriller made extra-scary by new technology and the increasingly ugly trade-offs of a post-9/11 world." ... Read full review

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Oliver Lyttelton | Mar 20, 2014

"The Winter Soldier is probably in the upper tier of Marvel pictures in terms of quality, but ultimately proves too muddled and frantic to match the heights of "The Avengers."" ... Read full review

Eric Henderson | Apr 2, 2014

"Despite one or two moments of Venture Brothers-worthy fancy, the film is as by-the-numbers as any this series has ever offered. " ... Read full review

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8.3

User Score Universal acclaim

2,300 Positive Ratings 88%

155 Mixed Ratings 5%

138 Negative Ratings 5%

SpiderPlayer

May 16, 2015

Great movie, it very serious, unlike most other movies marvel, very good fistória, and really cool fight scenes, it shows interestingly theGreat movie, it very serious, unlike most other movies marvel, very good fistória, and really cool fight scenes, it shows interestingly the "birth" of Wintry Soldier, the characters are very interesting, both Captain America , Black Widow and Falcon are very Interesting.… Expand

tkhjti78

Jul 19, 2014

Great movie period. It's the best movie in theaters in 2014 so far! If you liked The Avengers you most definitely will like this one! Do notGreat movie period. It's the best movie in theaters in 2014 so far! If you liked The Avengers you most definitely will like this one! Do not make your assumption about this Captain America sequel based on the 1st movie if you didn't like it. Is a MUST SEE! There shouldn't be ANY negatives to this movie especially if you consider yourself the type to be a bit biased towards liking Marve.… Expand

Sterlin22

Apr 4, 2014

Very good movie, best I've seen in a while. Comparable to Avengers really. Acting and Writing were both awesome. Could potentially be theVery good movie, best I've seen in a while. Comparable to Avengers really. Acting and Writing were both awesome. Could potentially be the movie of the year.… Expand

cdsmusicchart

Sep 22, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" is absolutely fabulous (though there are several unanswered questions that really disappointed me at first), being better than the original "Captain America" film and better than "The Avengers" (which I believed to be too crowded with characters). I am definitely interested in seeing the third film, but I would love to see Scarlett Johansson's character (Black Widow) spin off into a new franchise (which one of the scenes pointed to) or have the characters of Captain America (Chris Evans) and Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow somehow become more then just co-workers (or both). Just a thought.… Expand

diogomendes

Dec 7, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Analysis: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

2014 has been a good year not just for movies in general, but also for super-heroes flicks. With the disappointing sequel that’s known as “The Amazing Spider-Man 2”, I also saw “X-Men: Days of Future Past” and “Guardians of the Galaxy” which were pretty damn amazing, but the first super-hero film I saw this year was “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”. Holy sh*t, this movie is REALLY good. The pacing is great, the plot is great and the action scenes, oh my god… they are phenomenal. After re-watching it, I had to lower my score but you’ll know why I did that, if you read this whole review. I went to see this movie with my pal, and we were satisfied by how good this movie was. Although, there are some questionably bad elements, some other elements make up for that, and you know this movie exceed my expectations for future Marvel installments.

Steve Rogers, finding it easier to acclimate to the modern society as a soldier of SHIELD, learns that the organization has been compromised and a Soviet assassin known as The Winter Soldier will stop at nothing to kill Captain America, which leads him uncover a truth that will change everything.

First off, let’s talk about the plot. The movie’s spy-thriller plotting is so well done. I love how the filmmakers were trying to fit Steve Rogers in the new world, dealing with the pop culture he has never met before, because, if you saw the first Captain America film (which is most likely you did), you’d know that Captain slept for about 70 years. There’s one scene (curiously, it’s right in the beginning of the movie) where Steve picks his notebook to write down few things he missed when he was frozen back in the 40’s, if you look closely, you’ll see that there’s “Star Wars” written on it. Man, that will blow his mind because if you have seen Star Wars, you probably know that Samuel L. Jackson (the same actor who plays Nick Fury in this movie) is in it. I also love the fact how they constructed the whole Hydra subplot. Now, the villain. While the Winter Soldier is an appealingly badass character, there is no much depth to him. I don’t know, I just think the Hydra’s subplot too often overshadows the title’s character, NOT Captain America, but yes, The Winter Soldier. I think they should have renamed The Winter Soldier to “Captain America: The Fall of Shield”. Perhaps the title didn’t want to give an impression that Shield was going down, to not give too much away of the plot. So yeah, the antagonist was cool, there’s a fight scene where he Bucky Barnes (aka Winter Soldier) punches Cap’s shield, and that resembled the comics, when once Barnes punched Captain’s shield right in the center of the object. I didn’t read the comic, but I heard for someone else.

The dialogue is really bad. I mean, occasionally, it is very bad. Not the way that it’s written, but in the context that the dialogue is put, like for instance, when Natasha Romanoff is sitting next Rogers in the car and she starts asking this: “Was I really your first kiss since 1945?”. Jesus, is really that what were you thinking when you guys were driving towards Shield bunker in New Jersey? Yikes. One of the main reasons that the dialogue in “Iron Man” works is because the director and the studio let Robert Downey Jr. improvise his own dialogue, he hammed it up as Tony Stark. Unfortunately, it is my duty sorry to report that Steve Rogers is not Tony Stark. He’s not witty. In “The Winter Soldier”, the dialogue is rather more annoying than amusing. Luckily, one of the highlights of the film make up for that, which leads me to the next point.

The action sequences. Although the action scenes suffer from some shaky cams, the battles are well choreographed, not only in the final battle but when Agent Romanoff and Captain America are fighting the Winter Soldier in the highway. They are… amazing. My friend and I were astonished by how good they are. Sometimes they felt like warfare battles instead of an ordinary super-hero blockbuster, but then a guy with eagle-wings comes in, and yeah… you know.

The cast is outstanding. Chris Evans returns to reprise the role as Steve Rogers/Captain America and Scarlett Johansson is simply the hottest super-hero sidekick in a while. Like I said before, Samuel Jackson also returns as Nick Fury and other actors like Robert Redford (portraying Alexander Pierce, basically the villain of this movie, kind of) and Anthony Mackie are just great.

Final Score to Captain America: The Winter Soldier: 8.5/10. I’m not a huge Captain America fan, but this movie was startling, stylish and the actors’ performances were magnificent. The dialogue and the villain could use some work, but at the end of the day, this entertaining for everyone. Next MCU review: Guardians of the Galaxy.… Expand

Rainwhole

Oct 20, 2014

I'm not a particular fan of the Marvel cinematic universe. In fact, besides the original Iron Man and the Avengers, I don't really care tooI'm not a particular fan of the Marvel cinematic universe. In fact, besides the original Iron Man and the Avengers, I don't really care too much for it. That includes Captain America: The First Avenger, a movie that felt a little too safe and convenient at times. However...

Captain America: The Winter Soldier is an excellent thriller...

One that finally finds the proper ground for Captain America to exist without having him around just to set up the Avengers. Chris Evans finally feels right as Capt, and the movie is truly an action packed roller coaster right of enjoyment.

What's bad about the movie? Scarlett Johansen...Once again, just like in the Avengers, she just doesn't fit into this super hero universe. She fails to deliver every humorist lines she is given, to the point is just painful to hear. This would not be such a big problem if she wasn't always there! The movie should be called, Captain America & Black Widow: The Winter Soldier....

For Captain America 3, drop the Black Widow character. She slows things down and often just spoils moments. Nevertheless, I truly did enjoy The Winter Soldier!… Expand

high90

Aug 10, 2014

Well that was dull. Barby and Ken fight it out against equally two dimensional evil Ken dolls. This has been done a thousand times at thisWell that was dull. Barby and Ken fight it out against equally two dimensional evil Ken dolls. This has been done a thousand times at this point only a lot better, I should have watched raiders of the lost ark. Do yourself a favor and learn from my error and why does everyone have so much makeup on, how white does the captain have to be. There is also a not so subtle militaristic theme running though out. Get all the kids brain washed early that killing really isn't all that bad. Hollywood is really left wing. I did not enjoy this film.… Expand

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