'Agent Carter’ review: Cool addition to Marvel’s TV universe
Gosh, “Marvel’s Agent Carter” is a heck of a lot of fun, and if that statement feels a bit old-fashioned, well, it fits the sprightly period piece about a female secret agent fighting bad guys and sexism just after World War II....
Atwell is terrific in the title role, as capable in the efficient, unflappable skin of Peggy as she is when pretending to be a blond American floozy in a gin joint. James D’Arcy is a model of amusing dry wit as Jarvis, Stark’s butler and his official liaison with Peggy. Jarvis believes in order above all things: Dinner at 7, “Jack Benny” on the radio at 8, to bed with his wife at 9. Cooper oozes ’40s authenticity as Stark, to the point where you’ll almost believe you’re watching a black-and-white period film instead of a full-color TV show.
The cast also includes Chad Michael Murray as an SSR agent with little apparent tolerance for skirts in the SSR, and Enver Gjokaj as a fellow agent who lost a leg in the war and gained a lot more tolerance than his male colleagues. James Landry Hébert plays evil to the hilt as an icy Green Suit.
Many of these characters relate to characters in other Marvel films and TV shows. Howard Stark, of course, is the father of “Iron Man’s” Tony Stark, who was conceived by Stan Lee in the image of Howard Hughes.
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I watched with my 12 y.o. daughter - had to explain a few things, but she really liked it (as did I).
The music was great, the dialog was snappy & pretty authentic, and the story was fun. 
