It was NEVER going to be able to live up to the hype, nothing could, but it is the best it could possibly be.

Rating: 9/10 (24 April 2019)

I've waited a whole year for this. Actually, it's more like 11 years.
Look, I'm a self-professed fanboy who grew up reading comic books as a kid. I absolutely LOVE how Kevin Feige, the actors and the whole Marvel/Disney company have been able to bring some of my childhood heroes to life.
When they first released the Ironman trailer, I was overjoyed because the Ironman flying sequences looked AWESOME & RDJ WAS Tony Stark personified. Then the absolute childish joy of Samuel L Jackson's the Ultimates Nick Fury post credits - Boom! I dared to dream they would go all out with other heroes, and team-ups and cross-overs - the whole nine yards. And they did.
The sheer scope of coordinating such a huge undertaking; the various directorial visions while maintaining a common thread; the writers talents to compress dialogue to it's shortest version while still making sense and actors to deliver those lines believably. The artistry of all those thousands of top level professionals blows me away.
In a way, I'm glad it's over. I've turned the last page, and I'm satisfied. I have closure. If you've been along for the whole ride, or just a part, you owe it to yourself too.