Avengers: End Game

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