Really?

Rating: 5/10 (27 April 2019)

Avengers: Endgame is obviously going to be a great film for Marvel superfans, but as a passive viewer it doesn't do much for me. For context, my favorite MCU film is Thor Ragnarok and I could care less about Iron Man and Captain America.
The Good:
-Paul Rudd
-Mark Ruffalo
-Thor still being the best character and having his Ragnarok arc paying off further
-The "girl power" scene, because its simultaneously a dope action sequence and is causing neckbeards to implode
-Anthony Mackie as Captain America!
The Bad:
-The majority of the 2.5 hours leading up to the final battle, muddled with inconsitent tone and pacing
-even more superhero "MacGuffins", with the only other use of the Infinity Gauntlet being to reverse the "snap"
-The mishandling of stakes. Did anyone really seem in danger this entire film?
-Thanos' randomized power level compared to Infinity War, also felt much more formidable in that movie
-Black Widow being one of the three major deaths, ruining both a send-off for an ancient-looking Jeremy Renner and the upcoming Black Widow movie
-Captain Marvel as the film's deus-ex machina...until she isn't
And that's just off the top of my head. I have no interest in watching the mismanaged slog again, but I will be rewatching the Paul Rudd scenes when someone posts them to YouTube!