Disappointingly Average

Rating: 7/10 (19 June 2019)

As a big Marvel & huge MCU fan, I had rather big expectations going into this one, as it was to be a culmination of 10 years and 20 movies, all of which I watched and debated vigorously (and rather obnoxiously) with friends willing and less so. Infinity war got me hyped and I even sat through the obnoxious Captain Marvel, in the meantime watching at least 5 hours of YouTube videos with predictions, trailer easter eggs, theories, etc. Then I heard the amazing hype, everyone loved it and even non-fans praised it.
However, after finally sitting down to watch it, I am sad to say I was left disappointed.
Now don't get me wrong, it's a good movie. Fairly epic, adequately filmed, good action set-pieces & emotional moments, good acting, great script and an adequate story premise.
The only technical fault I have with it is the pacing, as this epic does drag quite often during the 3 hour runtime, and the opening 20minutes are especially annoyingly slow, with the odd choice of focusing on Hawkeye leaving me especially confused, as he is neither a character the audience cares for or is he very relevant in this movie.
The story is also a bit thin, the whole time travel logic isn't very well thought through and the fact that everyone just appears acter disappearing for 5 years is not just disappointing but also sounds like a certain kind of horror for the survivors...
But what I was missing most was emotion. It all feels rehashed, another typical superhero flick with a very predictable story and conclusion. Where infinity war's ending shocked, this leaves you feeling a resounding "meh". And for a movie dealing with half the population disappearing and with the send off of a few iconic characters, it's very worrying.