A perfect send-off 11 years in the making

Rating: 9/10 (27 April 2019)

First off, I'm going to try and keep this as spoiler free as possible. I may talk about some aspects but I'll try and keep the *BIG* things a surprise. Ok...now that's out of the way...
This is not a film for the casual viewer. And I know that may seem like a dumb statement to make about the 4th Avengers film in a hugely successful franchise (you'd think everyone has seen everything) but obviously there are some people out there who might just go to the big team up movies or maybe just go to their favourite character's movie or...might be dragged along by a friend who's the fan. This movie is not a stand-alone. It's such a love letter to the MCU in general. There's so many different easter eggs and nods to previous films that you'd greatly benefit if you've been a fan since day 1. Tying to that, this film did a good job of sending off and tying up certain character's storylines. It made me very emotional. Prepare to cry buckets. The film also has a theme around "family" which I thought I was nice too. there's so many great moments and quips that i'd love to talk about more. But as a Cap stan I can say I fully feel satisfied with his scenes. Although, I felt satisified with mostly everyone in this movie. The only characters that I felt got a bit of the shaft were Captain Marvel, Valkryie and Okoye. They werent in it as much as I was expecting...but again I understand that this movie was really supposed to be a swan song for the Avengers and therefore they wanted to focus more on them.
So, there wasnt much I didnt like in this film. It did leave with some questions around the logisitics of how things worked. There was also one really eye-rolling scene where they say "She's not alone" and every female walks onto screen. I get it..."girl power" yay...but it felt really forced.
All in all though i thought this movie was just such a great end to 11 years in the making. If you're a fan you wont be disappointed.