Page 24 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • April 16, 2014 Superhero confronts evil in unexpected places by Dennis Seuling “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” continues the adventures of Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) in his alter-ego of Captain America in modern-day Washington as he attempts to align his 1940s orientation with the 21st century. He becomes involved with the clan- destine organization S.H.I.E.L.D. after an attempt is made on the life of his boss, Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson). Robert Redford stars as Alexander Pierce, S.H.I.E.L.D.’s chairman, and Scarlett Johansson reprises her role as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow. A new character, Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie), works with veterans in non-superhero mode, but doubles as Falcon, in an impressive winged jet suit, to offer aerial support to Captain America when the going gets tough. As with all Marvel franchise films, the going gets pretty tough. The Captain becomes an outcast because those in power believe he is hiding something significant. So political intrigue is added to what otherwise would have been just another action picture with a guy in flashy garb. The plot may be needlessly complex and the more than two-hour running time overly long, but directors Anthony and Joe Russo load this film with enough fights, explosions, car chases, and plot twists to keep the excitement going. Evans, with muscles bulging like an ad for an exercise machine, plays the Captain straight. He is essentially a grown up Boy Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson in ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier.’ Scout. Either you are a good guy or a bad guy, and there is nothing in between. Nat- urally, the writers present him with plenty of situations in which determining which is which is problematic. (continued on Crossword page)