Usually, it takes me a while to formulate why I did or didn't like something. With Captain America, it took me a few months to shake the disappointment before I could look at the material objectively.
To clarify, I really do love comic books, and their movies, and 2011 was one of the biggest years for comics, pretty much only dwarfed by 2012, which has friggin' every superhero movie coming out ever.
So after seeing X-Men: First Class and Thor, which had their problems but were still hugely enjoyable, as well as Green Lantern and Green Hornet, which were largely disappointing even with the latter's hesitant charm, I was ready for Captain America to be the best superhero movie of the year.
Best superhero movie of 2011? Thor. Not Captain America.
That highly personal crap aside, here are some reasons why I felt that this movie did not succeed like it should have for me.
Full spoilers ahead!
