America can breathe a sigh of relief. It was not terrible. Not the movie to end all movies but the tone was fantastic, the mood was set right, and they even had a bit of satirical look at the WW2 era propaganda which incidentally birthed the Captain America comics in the 40's. It's cheesy at times, which is to be expected from the comic book styling, but all in all it was done well.
The CGI work they did to shrink Chris Evans, Captain America, into a scrawny version of himself is amazing. This is one of those rare times that the CGI styling really adds to the character development. You get run through a few required montages of hero building but because of the set pieces and the era it really looks fresh and they have fun with it.
Hugo Weaving plays the villain well as usual, intense and unyielding as the Red Skeleton. Tommy Lee Jones and Stanley Tucci also give the average standout performances we've come to expect of them. It is setup well for kids and adults with tons of fun explosive action. I recommend you go in expecting a comic book hero movie and you'll be just fine.
Dismissing one major plot hole regarding plane flight I was very happy. FYI we were all very disappointed to find that there was nothing tacked on after the credits. Hmph
Update: The screener had nothing because they don't trust us. The actual movie has a teaser for The Avengers after the credits.
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