The biggest cinematic event of the year

Rating: 8/10 (28 April 2019)

Avengers: Endgame actually manages to keep audiences pumped and delivered the thrills and action as expected. Here we see our favorite heroes coping with their losses during Infinity War, and how their ragtag team assemble for one final chance to get things right. Of course there are risks, and Thanos, being a true menace, we are always on edge to see how events will play out in the end.
There probably is no individual character arc, but we do see a collective arc in the evolution of the Avengers as a team. We also get to see our favorite heroes back in action, and Thanos as Thanos being Thanos (trying not to spoil anything here). In fact, I thought 3 hours runtime would be agonizing but it felt like any 90 minute movie. The first act seemed a bit slow, but the second act gets our pulses thumping because we saw what had happened to half our heroes the last time, and the third act is an epic battle worthy of all the wait. There is a balance between drama, action, and comedy. However, for me the action scenes are brilliant and the Russo brother manages to show the capabilities of our heroes in full. As part of a massive narrative, it works perfectly. But as a stand alone movie, you will not get the full experience. That said, I wonder what's next for the Avengers.