I've never seen it. But I liked Rocketeer and October Sky. There's also the fact that he worked with Spielberg several times: as an assistant on "Raiders," directing "JP3" and some of the "Young Indiana Jones" movies. A Spielberg vibe is more or less what you want for a WWII era Cap movie and, if you can't get the real thing, a reasonable facsimile is probably better than nothing.

None of it "proves" he has what it takes to make the film, of course. However, it's a resume of fantasy and action closer to what Sam Raimi had before he made Spiderman than it is to, say, the resume of the guy who made the Fantastic Four movies or Daredevil.