Great effects, mangled story

Rating: 7/10 (28 April 2015)

Another great Avengers film, but with a story that is both lacking in depth and reasoning, and a way it is told.
We have seen some very successful Marvel films, and all of these had a compelling story which is WELL told. Not so, unfortunately, with this title. Without going into too much detail in order not to spill the spoilers, lets mention:
a) AI goes bad for no reason, but "just for the heck of it". Argumentation on pair with "The madness just happens" ?
b) No causal reasoning (valid explanatory path) as to WHY it wants to destroy Stark, Avengers and/or the World. Kiddie play level.
c) Way too many Avenger and related characters, so that the main chars get lost from time to time and you ask yourself: "What and where are they doing at this critical moment?". No char gets therefore to build his/her role.
d) Story goes full broke after ALL Avengers get psychologically affected by PSI visions. Full stop & waste, no bailout or some unifying line. We watch them bail around and wonder, wonder...
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One understands the need to have pauses in between dynamic action. But it is a STORY that makes or breaks a film.. In between the Whedon ideas and the way the film is cut, the viewer is left without a meaningful plot.