"As the titular comic book character, Chris Evans has an appealing, earnest quality....Evans provides just the right human anchor to the flash and dazzle of director Joe Johnston's production."
USA Today "Evans makes a hell of an MVP."
Rolling Stone "[T]he film reaches back to the seed of all superhero fantasy: the myth of the 98-pound weakling transfigured....Evans is an appealing actor..." -- Grade: B
Entertainment Weekly "Evans has gone the Marvel route before....[T]his part brings out an appealing earnestness and humility in the actor that is certainly not business as usual in the comic book superhero genre."
Los Angeles Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "Joe Johnston shrink-wraps Americana in the super-powered physique of star Chris Evans and serviceably approximates a brisk, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK-esque sense of adventure..."
Box Office 3 stars out of 5 -- "[Johnston] manages to pull out the stops for the finale: an explosive confrontation above the clouds that then quiets down for a touching farewell."
Total Film "Director Joe Johnston went the retro route in the underrated THE ROCKETEER, and again catches the 1940s tone well: the film finds an acceptable rationale for the Captain American persona..."
Sight and Sound 3 stars out of 4 -- "[H]ere is a real movie....It has the texture and takes the care to be a full-blown film."
Chicago Sun-Times 3 stars out of 4 -- "[I]t's a terrific movie....[T]he World War II-era drama returns the form to its classic roots..."
Washington Post
