Freedom is not free.  American soldiers fight endless wars in an effort to keep freedom for America and its citizens.  In the movie, “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” the fight for freedom comes to America’s own doorstep, or better yet, from within America itself.

“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” is a different kind of superhero movie.  There isn’t some insane villain with lots of superpowers who just wants world domination.  The villian, without giving out spoilers, hits much closer to home.  The entire movie seems very grounded in reality, despite being a movie about a genetically modified super soldier.  It’s comparable to the Christopher Nolan “Batman” trilogy, just with more comedic moments and less brooding Batman.

Now, the movie’s more grounded approach doesn’t mean that it has no epic set-piece moments.  The Captain is still a monster of a man and a very capable superhero.  Early on in the movie, when he is escaping a certain building on a motorcycle, a big futuristic helicopter appears.  Captain America proceeds to leap off of the motorcycle on to the helicopter, tear it apart while on top of it, and then jump back on to his motorcycle just in time for the helicopter to explode.  Needless to say, the Captain hasn’t lost any of his abilities since “The Avengers.”

Another great thing about this movie is the supporting characters.  Scarlett Johannson and Samuel L. Jackson reprise their roles as the “Black Widow” and “Nick Fury,” respectively, and play off “Captain America” better than any other Marvel movie.  The actors all have a great chemistry on-screen and pull you into the movie with a strong suspension of disbelief.  At no point in the movie did the dialouge feel forced, which is in large part due to the great writing.

The writing in the movie is serious at times, leaving almost a social commentary on modern America, and funny at times, with strong interactions between Cap’ and Black Widow.  Instead of relying solely on jokes about how Captain America is a person in the wrong time, the humor is more situational.  It leads to interesting scenarios for the characters, and makes everything that is happening around them seem much more believable.

If there’s one type of movie that never fails to entertain, it’s a superhero film.  While there are other superhero movies coming out this summer, mainly “The Amazing Spiderman 2,” it’s going to be extremely hard to beat “Captain America: The Winter Soldier.”  The movie’s only fault is that it makes the wait for “The Avengers 2” that much harder.

Check out the official movie trailer here: