Even my wife enjoyed it...

Rating: 8/10 (8 May 2019)

... and Marvel isn't her favourite.
Neither is it mine, in fact the more and more the marvel universe has expanded the more I have gotten disenchanted with it. Although I loved most of phase one and a lot of phase two, passed that I felt like it had gotten too much for me and the storylines have gotten more and more absurd, to the point where even my enjoyment of Infinity War was limited. Endgame though seems to be an anomaly.
The absurd storyline is still there, though the way it's carried out does make it fairly enjoyable, the plot holes are still there also and the four million backstories anyone but the most avid marvel fans would forget in an instant consistently make an appearance too, but all of this seems less important than previously.
Instead this fourth instalment keeps you gripped, and is perfectly paced, impressive considering it's length. For the entire three hours I was glued to the screen and the feeling that something big was in store never left. On top of this the storyline, I mean the bare bones of it, was genuinely really good, I never expected what was coming and felt sucked in to what was trying to be achieved.
But this was nothing on the finale, the grandeur of the final battle (this isn't a spoiler, everyone knows there's going to be a battle of sorts at the end) is something which only the greatest action/fantasy films have mustered. Plus the emotional ending was exactly that, genuinely emotional, I don't think anyone didn't feel a tug on the old heartstrings.
All in all, considering the twenty two films and the effort/hype put into it, surprisingly Endgame actually delivered, and the sense of expectancy you felt because of this being a conclusion of sorts, again surprisingly was actually delivered upon! Well done marvel!
But far to say it's one of the best films of all time though...