Just Because it "Had to Happen" Doesn't Mean I Have to Like Ot

Rating: 7/10 (2 May 2019)

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As an MCU fan, "Avengers Endgame" was simply not an option - it was an absolute must. And something that had to be seen... especially before all the plot points started leaking. I think this is true for many of us. So, it's no surprise that it's breaking all kinds of box office records. However, what IS surprising to me is the number of exhorbitantly high reviews. No doubt the movie is pretty entertaining to watch. But... it was also excruciatingly painful. Painful to watch them effectively destroy all of my favorite characters. I don't see how anyone could enjoy the film that much with this going on. And... I have SO many questions.
First of all, the movie is fairly slow in several parts. This isn't too bad overall (not nearly as bad as Captain Marvel), but given that we were forced to watch it late at night (only time we could get tickets), there were definitely a couple of head bobs involved. But, now, for the questions.... and concerns...

So... how did Captain Marvel know that Tony Stark and Nebula were stranded and where? I saw no explanation of this anywhere. All we know is that Fury only had time to simply trigger the "pager" before he vaporized. So where did Marvel get the information about what to do and where to look? Feels to me like there's a missing scene or two there. Or I was half asleep. Captain Marvel is powerful... but she's not God or clairvoyant.
Speaking of Captain Marvel, why does she have to be so conceited? She basically tells the Avengers that they lost to Thanos because they didn't have her there. That may be true, but she doesn't have to be a complete jerk about it. Granted, Thor can be an arrogant arse too at times, which is one of the things I dislike most about his character. Trying to imagine Superman, a similarly all powerful character, saying something like that. I can't.
While Tony Stark is clearly brilliant minded, it was simply too much to accept that he miraculously stumbled on the solution to time travel, especially in such a short period of time.
I can't for the life of me understand how Hawkeye/Black Widow managed to acquire the Soul stone. The requirement is for one person to sacrifice that which they love to get the stone. But there was no such sacrifice. Each of them did their best to sacrifice themselves all the way to the end, which defeats the purpose. Should never have worked.
In "Infinity War", they made such a big deal about how the Infinity Gauntlet was forged on Nidavellir and the only thing strong enough to house all the stones at once. Yet, Tony is able to whip up not one but TWO gauntlet-like devices that can wield the stones. Just doesn't flow to me.
While I know that Captain America has proven himself worthy enough to lift Mjolnir, I think it's silly for us to believe that he would also immediately have Thor's power to command lightening. Yes, I know that the comics say this is possible. I just don't know how he would have known how to convincingly without having done it before.
I'm sorry, but the gratuitous and pandering "all woman" attack scene was beyond rediculous and so unnecessary. There have always been so many incredibly powerful women in the MCU, and they were already contributing to probably more than half of the final battle scene. Having them assemble together like that to try to prove something or make some kind of political statement was completely over the top. Way too obvious and damaged the movie IMHO. I don't care what the MCU thinks their future is. This didn't help.

These are the biggest questions/concerns that negatively impacted the movie, but there are many others. And again, the biggest problem I have is in how they just destroyed all of the main Avengers. And the worst destructions are with characters that aren't even dead (Thor, The Hulk, Captain America). Yes, I know this is Marvel's plan... to make room for other characters. Doesn't mean I have to like it. Again, the movie was good but not great. Honestly, I enjoyed "Infinity War" (and many others) so much more. Losing half the universe wasn't nearly as bad.