Actors: Robert Downey Jr., Chris
Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don
Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Benedict Wong, Jon
Favreau, Bradley Cooper, Gwyneth Paltrow, Josh Brolin
Rating: 10 out of 10, I’m still a
little stunned. Blockbuster just doesn’t seem adequate to describe what Marvel
filmmakers have accomplished here. How do you take the seemingly endless plot
points from twenty one movies spread over a decade with beloved characters the
audience has totally invested in and bring it to a close (sort of)? This would
so easily have been a train wreck but it is certainly not. It is epic. It is
fun. It has everything we’ve come to expect from Marvel and somehow, more. I
was worried at the beginning we were spending too much time experiencing
superhero angst following the losses in Infinity War but it was needed for the
emotional roller coaster that followed and soaring finale. This film was up
against almost impossibly high expectations and somehow exceeded them. That is
not just hard, it nigh on impossible. Go see this movie even if you’re not a
dyed in the wool geek such as myself. This was epic filmmaking that also drew
in heartfelt emotions. Those emotions are an indication of just how successful
Marvel has been strip mining our souls over the past decade. Finally it serves
as a more than fitting farewell to some of these incredible characters without
getting too sappy. It didn’t feel like three hours because you’re immersed in
the struggle with old friends. No spoilers here but there is no post credit
scene which kept my wife wondering why we were still sitting in the theater for
(along with most of the rest of the audience).
MVP: Downey & Evans, as Ironman
and Cpt America respectively, these two have always been the heart of this
series and their sendoff was spot on
