Film: Avengers Endgame

GENRE: Action Adventure

RATING: PG-13 for violence and some language
RUNTIME: 3 hours and 1 minute

STARRING: Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man, Sherlock Holmes, Chaplin)

Chris Evans (Captain America, Snowpiercer), Chris Hemsworth (Thor)

DIRECTORS: Anthony & Joe Russo (Captain Americas, Infinity War)

WRITERS: Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (Captain Americas)

PLOT: The Avengers avenge the fallen Avengers.

FULL DISCLOSURE: I’d been looking forward to this since Infinity War.   

STORY STUFF: The three hours fly by (like Lord of the Rings). There’s a lot of story and a lot of characters to cover, but the directors, writers and Marvel are pros. The story seemed to be divided into three one-hour long acts, each with its own bells and whistles and emotional gut-punches. That’s all I’ll say to keep from spoilers.

ACTING STUFF: Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans give powerhouse performances as the backbone to the film and the series in general. It’s fun to see them have fun in their roles, inspire others with impassioned speeches and make us all cry with emotional moments galore. (The Russos have a soft spot for Captain America in particular, since it’s ‘their’ franchise.) Don’t get me wrong, the others are also on the top of their game. Kudos all around.

ARTISTIC STUFF: Special effects are awesome as usual. The music affected me more this time around. The blending of all these superhero theme songs are impressive and makes my heart full. I was also impressed with the way they honor the original Avengers in the end credits. So classy (reminding me of the Stan Lee intro for Captain Marvel). Brought a tear to my eye.  

VERDICT: Five stars out of five

SEE IT IF: You don’t want to miss out on what everyone’s talking about.

UPCOMING REVIEWS: Long Shot