You went for Thanos, do not deny it!

Rating: 9/10 (26 April 2019)

I have read a handful of reviews on here and not just the ones that highly rate the movie.
The first thing I will say is I can see why the last Avengers has been split into two parts. I also think this is absolutely essential to consider before leaving your rating. It is my opinion that to truly enjoy this end to the MCU (for now) you need to carefully think about the film. Did you go to see the Avengers return to their former glory or did you go to see what was going to happen to Thanos? Ponder that question carefully!
Without a shadow of a doubt the end of Infinity War is one of my favorite movie endings of any film released in the past 10 years. Who was sitting in the cinema expecting them to role the credits when the mad Titan had snapped his fingers and wiped out half of the Universe - did it come as a surprise to you? It shouldn't have, he told you he was going to do it and was way to overpowered to be stopped. Sometimes the "bad guys" are just too strong to be defeated by your favorite characters, sorry to disappoint! Cut to the first hour or Endgame, when Thanos gives his epic dialogue on the "garden" before Thor cuts his head off. Thanos was a no nonsense straight-talking super villain hell bent on his agenda. This is why he is one of the best written Villains of our time. We then find he is so good he even foils their time travel plan somewhat until the last 40 odd minutes of the film. I was truly on the edge of my seat wondering if he was going to do it again, when he got the stone again I honestly thought this was it and then of course Iron Man snaps him out of existence - which was indeed satisfying. You can see Thanos thinking calmly that "its over" he had failed, he then sat down and you could see his acceptance he has lost. "You have my respect Stark" - Thanos, Infinity War. He lived it out in his last few moments. Beaten and outsmarted.
I went to this film because I wanted to see Thanos be beaten and I was not disappointed, he did not go down easy. I suspect a lot of us did the same. That is my review.