After the bitterly disappointing mashed-potato-like-dross that was Avengers 2: Age of Ultron, I felt compelled to come on here and write a fantastic review - just to remove the rancid taste of disappointment from my mouth.

I watched Captain America 2 ages ago - but forgot to leave a review.

Thankfully, The Winter Soldier is EVERYTHING The Age of Ultron is NOT! Fantastic script. Great character development. Just the right equilibrium between drama and humour. And beautifully set action pieces.

Sam Jackson was fantastic in the stunning opening sequence. The legendary Robert Redford was utterly superb but let's face it: He's never let a viewer down yet. Chris Evans - dependable as always - carried the film on his broad shoulders effortlessly (and that perfectly conveys just how much work MUST have gone in to the film to make it all look so seamless and organic); the secondary villain was threatening yet 3 dimensional in that you felt sympathy towards him; and Anthony Mackie as The Falcon rocked it! Again, his action set-pieces were well thought out and utterly exhilarating in their execution.

In summary: One of the BEST Marvel films ever.

In a word: FANTASTIC!