I never understood why this movie has such a high rating. I've seen it many times over the years and every time it feels like i'm watching it for the first time, because its not a memorable film.

I like that the movie takes its time. It really dives into character building and getting to know everyone more. But it overdoes this to the point that the movie loses its momentum and becomes slow. It's a very simple plot and yes there are twists and turns which make it fun. But at the same time it's almost boring because of how slowly its brought out. The action is lacking. And some of the action scenes are too quick to follow with how much the camera cuts from scene to scene.

One of the big things I did not like about the movie is how they show the Black Widow. They have her weak, vulnerable and needy. She needs the strong Captain America to save her all the time. She's afraid. And that isn't her character. It's the only movie they downplayed her too much. The other odd thing is the flirting between her and Captain. Just no please. It's odd too, they keep hinting to relationships, but there isn't one. We don't get to experience a high bond between characters in this movie. They tried to do this with the Falcon and Natasha but it fell short.

The one thing I did find, this was the first time I had seen Agent Carter and Agents of Shield first before watching this movie. It helped a lot. Watching the Marvel series along side the films make them fall into place better and makes me feel a deeper loss for what happened to Shield. But it also made this movie feel more like an information filler movie that was building up to the upcoming movies. It was setting up new characters that would soon come into light.

Not a bad movie, but not my favorite.