Entertaining and a step up from the previous titles

Rating: 9/10 (23 April 2015)

The Avengers starts to become a trusted story with known characters.
The previous titles were exciting, but the hyper-active, over-the- top and "excess of action that flashes on the screen so you can barely absorb" took away from the experience. Chosen angles and film-techniques which remind of Transformers - which bloat scenes and give them more gravity while there is no content or added value...
This episode, however, strikes a perfect balance: the scene's are beautiful with much tense action and sublime graphics. And over the top sequences. But they are not what carries the movie: the graphics and action scenes are complimentary to the main story line and an expression of the motivations and personalities of the characters.
Each individual character gets enough airtime to feel sympathy or understand how s/he is thinking, feeling or operating in the moment. Which creates debt and traction, without being boring or being bland.
Additionaly, Tony Stark seems to have been matured. Which opens a window for his character to evolve further in a more paternal or protective role aside of the (nearly annoying) juvenile spectrum we've known him for.
In short: this is an Avenger movie where there has been attention for the details other action movies of the genre often fall too short. Well worth your time.