Good movie, not better than Infinity War.

Rating: 7/10 (28 April 2019)

The conclusion of phase 1 is a good movie, yet, lacks what Infinity War presented. The first flaw in the movie was the strange effort to make Thor a comedic relief. Thor has been able to persevere through the deaths of all of his family and best friend in prior movies, yet, now, he hits bottom because Thanos won and he now has a chance to defeat him and undo what Thanos accomplished, yet, he remains a fat depresso? A better play would have been for Thor to return to full strength and join the battle a ripped warrior, not a fat Lebowski. The second mistake in Endgame was not making the angry Hulk come out in the end of the movie to battle with the original Avengers against Thanos. The third mistake was why did the film focus so much on the lamest Avenger, Legolas? No one cares about the arrow shooter, come on man. The fourth mistake was making Thanos too weak without the stones. Thanos was an ultimate conqueror in Infinity War, why was he battling alone so much against the Avengers without a more intelligent battle scheme with his Order. Lastly, unless Downey Jr and Evans wanted to retire from their roles, why kill them off??? Downey Jr is the focal point of the MCU, why not keep him around for minor future roles? Plus, why not give the shield to Bucky, like the comics. Seems a little strange to deviate from the comics like that. Fifth, how Stark obtained the Guantlet was hard to see and understand, sloppy writing. Finally, why not have an end credit scene? We need a lead to phase 2? The good points are that the end battle was overall good, Stark saving the day and dying was shocking, and the scenes of going back in time, a la Back to the Future 2, was fun. Overall, the movie was a 7 out of 10, not as good as Infinity War, definitely not deserving of ranking higher than the best superhero movie of all time, the Dark Knight. Notably, I'm a huge Marvel fan.