In one scene, seeing the future Captain America (Chris Evans) hurtling the loveable nerd from the ground skywards towards the high reaches of city building, brought immediate echoes of Superman II's Metropolis fight scene (where Christopher Reeve sends one of the three Kryptonions his way).
Initial reaction: this looks poo - another attempt to throw together a comic-book movie together, pastiching elements of previous ventures to cinema.
On second viewing, to know that Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) is Director lends some sort of an edge to my initial impressions. Also the presence of that chick from Up in the Air, throws in a touch of gravitas - this is a movie NOT to be taken at face value. Randomly, the romantic interest very much reminds me of Zoe Deschamel (500 Days of Summer, Weeds).
The crazy computer-game feel, with the impression that this is a movie that's going to take the piss out of itself, fully conscious of the genre it's alluding to (in the style of the Director's previous work), makes for something that could be hugely fun and entertaining! I'll certainly be looking forward to it!
According to Wikipedia, it's out for a world-wide release August 13th.
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