Captain America: The Winter Soldier

To get respect overseas Captain America should always travel dress as Captain Canada.

Fortunately, the star-spangled shield tosser in this action movie is staying stateside.

Two years after the Avengers Initiative, super-solider Steve Rogers is a dutiful S.H.E.I.L.D. agent.

But on a mission for Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) his allegiance waivers when he and agent Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) discover a HYDRA conspiracy inside S.H.E.I.L.D.

On the run from their own agency, the pair must prevent a familiar face from Cap's past (Sebastian Stan) from launching HYDRA corrupted Helicarriers.

More action-thriller than action-adventure the patriotism of the previous film has given way to modern skepticism and fear mongering.

Fortunately that distrust includes: rapid-fire action; new characters ripped from Cap's comic book catalogue; and a roller-coaster script with earth-shattering revelations around every bend.

Incidentally, the only time it's lawful to let an American flag touch the ground is if you're wearing it.

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