Captain America: The winter soldier is an excellent Conspiracy Thriller that felt so familiar to me, like a 90's Thriller like Enemy of the State (1998) or Murder at 1600 (1996) or The Fugitive (1993) you get the idea, it felt old school & that made it more grounded. This is a much better film than the first film & is one of the best sequels ever, especially in the super hero genre!!!

This Captain America movie is the best I've seen in the MCU by far & that's because of it's real,grittier & more grounded approach, there's brutal fighting & terrorist shootouts, this is a conspiracy Thriller with a touch of fantasy with it being a super hero Marvel film but even with that it's still a much darker & more mature toned Marvel flick. Steve Rogers/Captain America is easily the best character of the Avengers & is the most interesting & most human, here he goes on an emotional journey & questions the government & powers that control everything. This is an exciting & intriguing Action Thriller that also rings true with it's corruption & conspiracy storyline.

Steve Rogers is lost, he feels alone in an ever changing world & he's basically a relic of a time when being a Hero ment something & he knew what he was fighting for but now everything seems corrupted & feels wrong, what is a true man of honour supposed to do in a world like this?

The loneliness is in Cap's eyes & it's an excellent very human performance from Chris Evans, who is perfect at coming accross dis-heartened & hurt at what he sees around him. Can he trust S.H.I.E.L.D? Is he fighting on the right side? Captain America is lost & unsure & that's the heart of this excellent film. Captain America is definitely my favourite character of all the Avengers & in this action packed Thriller he cements that status.

The always excellent Samuel l Jackson plays Nick Fury more serious here too & has some fantastic edge of the seat scenes. Black Widow is excellent in this movie & show's she's one of the smartest & toughest Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D again another excellent & kick a## performance from Scarlett Johansson. Anthony Mackie is also fantastic as Falcon, he's a good man with a good heart & you can totally see why Cap trusts him. Caps old war buddy & best friend Bucky is a terrifying & deadly Assassin, again another excellent character & performance, he comes accross so deadly & fast like a Terminator!!! We also have the great tough guy Frank Grillo & even movie legend Robert Redford rounding out the fantastic cast.

If like me you get bored of massive explosions & buildings getting blown up & want a more intriguing & more grounded Marvel film then Captain America:The winter soldier is definitely the one.

A truly fantastic,exciting & fast paced action-packed Conspiracy Thriller.