I Dislike Time Travel

Rating: 8/10 (12 May 2019)

Just in case some of you are questioning my 7 out of 10 rating, here is how I usually like to break down how my "stars" are assigned, with my review of each "star."
1-Costumes. Disclaimer: I am very biased on this section, which is maybe why I list it first. I used to work in Entertainment Costuming for eight years, and because we were continually dumped on and forgotten, I pay extra attention to not only the quality and detail of costume pieces, but also take time to think about what it may take to develop and make these costumes.
In case you didn't know, there are kind of *a lot* of lead roles being played in this film, which means these creatives are working at least twice as hard as normal. And honestly, just seeing the trailer shot of the team in their Time Travel Team Suits got me super excited. It's evident that lots of time for development and attention to detail went into just these, and we already know ever version of each heroes costume has been exquisitely done since 2008, so I actually consider two stars for this category. YAY FOR COSTUMES.
2-Do I Care About the Characters? Obviously. Marvel Studios has strung me along and taken money after I've thrown it at them repeatedly, so YES. STAR FOR THIS BECAUSE I CARED BEFORE THE MOVIE EVEN STARTED. I didn't even pick up a comic book before Iron Man released in theatres.
3-Performances (Quality of). This is difficult for me, because this is a very large ensemble cast. Yes, it was mostly concentrated on the main team of surviving eight, but that is still a LOT of lead time compared to most films that have a lead of one to two. I'm not trying to explain this to lead up to say that I believe the performance qualities were poor; not at all. Of course they are good. I love each and everyone of these actors and actresses. But, did they move me to tears and extra feels? No. (Don't @ me on this, I can't help that I didn't cry!) Can I think of any one moment where I was like, WOW I FEEL THAT AND RELATE AND WOW. It just didn't happen, and that's okay. The Russo Brothers did SO GREAT balancing all of the talent. No star for this, though.
4-Was it Cinematic? YES. Star.
5-Music. Honestly, I never noticed the music in this film unless it was the Avengers Team them, so no star for this.
6-Story. STAR. Again; 21 movie arch and had me since 2008. SO MUCH STORY. Come to think of it, TWO STARS. GOOD JOB, MARVEL.
7-Feels? Yes, I felt feels, but it goes back to the performance thing. I can't really think of moments of peak emotion with the exception of when they cut to Cap slinging Thor's hammer around. So, no star.
8-Originality. This was also difficult for me, as these films are based off of the creations of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, so technically they aren't really original. And with the exception of the fact that Marvel created these interconnected films over 11 years, the first time anything like this has been done, there is not really anything original in any of these films, so I did not give this category a star. Also, even though it was evident some sort of time travel would be happening in order to save the snapped/dusted, I was not satisfied with how it played out. I've seen it twice and have so many questions that I feel aren't going to be answered. And if they do plan on answering them, they have two shots to do so: Far From Home and the spinoffs they will be putting onto their new Disney streaming service in November. Also, they even joked in their own film about all of the time travel films that have been done already. So, not so original. *shrugs*
9-Over all entertainment. STAR. I WILL LIKELY WATCH IT AGAIN.
10-Will I watch it again? SEE 9. STAR.