14,000,605 scenarios, and the writers chose this one?

Rating: 6/10 (28 April 2019)

Firstly, I just want to get this out there: I didn't hate this movie nor do I think it was a bad movie AT ALL. I'm not comparing this movie to any of the other current MCU movies or really any other movie altogether. How I'm rating this movie is based on the foundation leading to this pinnacle moment, one that will likely be one of the largest movie releases of all-time.
One of my favorite things of this entire movie was the cinematic value. Everything from the camera work, to the directing, story-writing and scripting... even the CGI, all showed to perhaps be one of the most cohesive efforts in film history.
What let me down during this movie was the essential end-result and story leading towards the final showdown with Thanos. The time travel simply felt like a cop out and easier plot to revolve around. I was really looking forward to Dr.Strange blowing our minds with his craftiness, but I was kind of face palming when they decided to use time travel in it all. It was almost anti-climatic.
At the end of this movie, I just felt like the build-up to a final great battle against the strongest enemy in this universe just didn't sum up to what it could've been. Honestly, and I could be totally wrong about this, but I just felt like the last third of the movie was trying to redeem itself. The emotional strain just felt like someone was trying to get me to forget about the shortcomings of this film, but rather focus on the investment that I'd put into attaching myself to the characters and their universe.
If this was a review based on the 22 movies as a single timeline or movie, then I'd give it a 10/10; the consistency of high quality work during all of these movies in almost every aspect's unrivaled. Bravo to all of the members who've worked on these movies in any way.
All in all, it was a good movie. I just feel like this finale could've been the most mind-bending and crazy plot-twist in the history of film, but they settled for a tear-jerker instead.