Near-Perfect Ending

Rating: 10/10 (24 April 2019)

As the curtain comes down on this phase of MCU films I really need to taper off my rating (just a tad) to ensure I give this film a fair review.
The cinematography in this film is 10/10, as well as the sheer tenacity of the plot - and the threads they had to weave to connect it all together in one 3-hour long ride. They have done this to perfection. The utilisation of the different timeframes make for something that no other film has done before, or ever will again. I'll leave this there, as every review will no doubt focus on the positives, I'll focus on the negatives (and keep in mind this movie is still an amazing, 9/10 in my book).
One of my gripes do begin with the timeframes they use though, as the "teams" they split off into don't all make for the most compelling of stories. War Machine and Nebula didn't add much in the storyline. And even with her doppelgänger taking her place, in the end that didn't really end up going anywhere except to drive Thanos to come to heads with The Avengers back on earth. This is one thing I think they could've done in a better way, potentially replacing the "doppelgänger" plot driver to maybe another battle (mid-movie) involving Thanks, that then shapes the rest of the movie.
Another gripe is Thor. My personal favourite of the MCU, he (as others have mentioned) is a running joke throughout the whole movie. I would've been fine with a quick 30 second 'montage' to see the God (yes that is important to note as well) get back in 'shape'. It was simply not befitting to the character we have spent so much time with over the years.
The one gripe I am MOST 'annoyed' about (if you can call it annoyance, is the fact that in the end, the stakes were lowered by the fact that there was only 1 character death in the whole of the final battle. Unless I am missing something here amongst all that carnage!
The fact that all but one (not counting Black Widow) Avenger gets to have their 'ride off into the sunset' happy ending is a bit of a downer for me. I could rewatch that whole sequence (and I'm sure I will) and know that everyone but Ironman is going to be fine. I realise there still needs to be a lot of heroes left to continue on with solo films again (after Endgame). But I feel we should've seen 3-4 deaths from some of Bucky, War Machine, Drax, Mantis, Scarlett Witch, Wong and a few others could have met their end.
Apologies if I missed a death in there, I know Thanos used the power stone on someone which may very well have been a death, however it's 1:14am as I type this.
But if you've read this far, thank you