Could have been better

Rating: 7/10 (5 May 2019)

You know when you watch something and you just keep waiting for those "YES!!!" moments? I felt this movie was sorely lacking in those, which is unfortunate with it being the final movie. I get that it can't be a five hour movie (not that I or any Marvel fan wouldn't have watched), but with 3 hours to tie together a huge franchise of films, this was a little lackluster.
I will try to keep it as simple as possible with a pro/con list:
Pros:
-Captain America had an amazing character developing. Made him much more lovable since he was something of a "prude" in previous films.
-Bruce Banner as a perfect 50/50 mix with Hulk is hysterical
-Nebula also had a pretty decent character development/role to play
-Loved Stark's new family and interaction w/ his dad. His role throughout the movies made his death bittersweet.
Cons:
-Like most, I laughed at seeing Thor turn into the Dude basically. However....he is such a beast of a character in other movies and has such amazing potential as a god that it's sad to see him turned into comic relief.
-Sorry, but what is even the point of Captain Marvel? She has maybe 5 minutes of total screen time and is thrown in like an extra.
-Black Widow's death seemed sudden and just sort of like, "oh well!" She wasn't my fav character ever but really??
-#1 ISSUE: Where are all the other characters that fans love so much???? Hardly any Groot...we don't even get to see him fight! Same goes for basically all other characters in GOTG besides Rocket. Not NEARLY enough screen time for Dr. Strange considering he was the mastermind behind essentially correcting everything. Ant Man and Clint Barton played such big roles in this movie and I can't for the life of me understand why they were substituted over so many others unless it purely came down to a budget issue.
Still liked the movie overall and loved seeing all the characters reappear at the end but it could have ended in a much more fulfilling way.