The irony is that the central tension of the movie also exists on the meta level -- Anthony Mackie is not good enough to be Captain America. He doesn't have the gravitas and doesn't feel as imposing (being a super soldier would help).
As a whole though it feels like super hero movies are mostly optimized at this point? Not much original or exciting material left to exploit. It's not horrible and there's a floor, but the ceiling is low too.
Also lol'd at the head of security at multiple levels -- I think we're all better off for this movie not really taking off.
