Rating: 10 out of 10, that rare film that totally lives up to the hype surrounding it and despite the remarkable special effects present, it is the actors that make this movie. Joss Whedon must be some kind of genius because this movie totally worked. These were serious actors playing silly characters and by playing them straight – the entire movie was a treasure. How he was able to weave the story so that each character had his or her own story line and screen time was astounding. I worried there was too much going on to be coherent but that is certainly not the case. When you consider the number of major characters and plot lines involved and the fact that it still works so well – I am dumbfounded. This movie is a sci fi, action junkie’s (guilty) ultimate high. I liked the way Whedon was able to get CPT America and Black Widow involved in the action even though they didn’t have the same level of super powers as some of the others. Johannsen again demonstrated that she is a lot more than just a pretty “face”. Ruffalo stands out with his almost sardonic take on Bruce Banner. The Hulk has the best moments in the entire movie when he sucker punches Thor and then disabuses Loki as to his divinity. This was a dream team of actors who sublimated their egos to produce a real treasure – as goofy as the premise is, this was a great movie.
MVP: Ruffalo as Bruce Banner subtly finesses the anguish of Bruce Banner
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