Is this a Film or an Epic?

Rating: 7/10 (24 April 2019)

I don't know if we ever could of imagined the state of Marvel comic-book movies 11 years after the first MCU film in 2008, to review this film as a movie a one of film, I don't think that would do it justice because as a single stand alone film (even though its a sequel) would not do it the proper justice , however this is the only way I know how to break down a film. I will judge the MCU as a whole in another review. If I was to sum this movie up as brief as possible its, Avengers end game is the fan service movie you didn't know you wanted, with a story and battles thrown in there to pad the run time.
Where the movie succeeds is in its grandeur and its design, it is extremely large scale, sometimes to its own detriment ( I looking at you final battle sequence ) but nevertheless you can feel the immensity of this epic, I will be breaking it down into several parts, Story, Cinematography, Actors/Actress , Characters, Motivations, Soundtrack, Pacing, Design, Re-watch ability & Heart
Story
when you have a story that expands over 20 plus movies to culminate into one it is a hard task, but this movie does succeed in the story it has clear goals, which they seem to accomplish, sometimes without any resistance what so ever, the scene where Tony stark, just happens to make time travel possible after stating it could never be done, was a little jarring & every obstacle that they did eventually encounter was immediately remedied, antmans a baby then turn the power off , couldn't get the correct stone, just go back again, there seemed to be obstacles placed in there way in order for the heroes to just step over them, rather then a climb or hurdle, personally I feel it would have been better to have as many if they were not as significant, the part I loved was in the first act where we see a 5 year jump and the world is still in mourning over the vanishing of half the population, the arc in which Hawk eye is introduced again was a satisfying one, the lead up to the inevitable gathering of all the heroes from earth and beyond was something expected in the final act but was done in a way that would even simmer the harshest of critics, the killing of Thanos in the first 10 minutes was a pleasant surprise, but without a clear antagonist until about 1 hour and 45 minute mark, the story progression took a back seat for character development, Storyline Score 7.5/10
Cinematography
Thankfully unlike a lot of the other MCU this film sense of Enormity was done quite well with the cinematography, while the standardised shot, reverse shots were very predominant, there are a few glorious moments, mainly involving the quantum realm & the final battle sequence, the colour scenes and lighting are an improvement on Infinity war up until the final battle, but the cold colour pallet sets the mood for a very different MCU film in the beginning , Cinematography Score 6/10
Actors/Actress
To me this is where the movie shines its brightest as there is a range we see from many actors, the desperation in the beginning on Chris Hemsworth's face & the slight lip quiver and slightly tearing eyes of Scar-Jo allowed us to see this is a passionate cast we are dealing with, the subtleties of almost every actor in this film reflect the minor changes they have from shot to shot, with a show don't tell style which is refreshing for the MCU. Stand-outs are RDJ, Chris Evens & Scarlet Johansen
Actor/actress score 8.5/10
Characters
Every character in this film felt like they had a role to play, and there wasn't too much cross over between them, rocket raccoon was the snippy one, ant-man was the comic relief however Thor was a problem to say the least, the running gag of him being a fat hair drunk was played up way to much and in almost every scene he was in we are constantly reminded that he is drunk and fat and hairy, he was the anti Thor to every other Thor portrayals & it wasn't because of what he went through it was because of how he was written. The characters develop properly in this and while there isn't many major arcs in the film involving characters the one of Tony stark from, being afraid to do anything because of the fear of losing his daughter or his daughter losing him transcending into the hero that defeated Thanos and died in the process, was not only touching but poetic, the sounds of sobbing where heard in the theatres and it was a (forgive the pun) stark reminder of what the characters mean to people here in the real world. Character score 7/10
Motivations
Every movie has the characters that motivations make no sense - this film is no different , however as of writing this, I cannot find a world breaking character motivation that took me away from the film, they all had goals and did what they needed to do to achieve those goals. With one of the exception, when evil nebula comes back from the past, everyone seems to forget about her while sorting out the infinity stones, which felt like a plot device to allow her to bring Thanos to the future.
Motivations 9/10
Soundtrack
The best part of the score was the nostalgic soundtracks when different characters were introduced and combined with the current score, the music in this film is generic and nothing to write home to, there is a distinct lack of strong motivating soundtrack to pump you up nor one to bring you down when needed, for me this was one of the most disjointing parts of the film .Soundtrack score 3/10
Pacing
The film has a pacing issue, go figure a 3 hour movie with a pacing issue, there are scenes and segments where it is clear, this section is for laughing, this section is for going wow, this is the sad section and felt extremely stretched, the first 1 hour and a half was the hardest part to get through pacing wise, when we are so used to a full film being over by this stage, I feel there is many parts of this film that could be cut out to make it more streamline without compromising the final product.
The final act approx 1 hour 10 minutes of the film goes extremely fast while the first 2 acts seem to almost double in length when watching it. Pacing score 5/10
Design
There is not much to say about the design of the world they create, everything is as it should be, the time machine looked great and believable, Thanos ships & warriors, every planet (most of which we have seen before) were done almost flawlessly - the only concern I had was the look of Thanos when moved and fought, seemed extremely ridged and choppy, not sure if that is to do with where I watched it on, but it was jarring. Design score 8.5 out of 10
Re-watch ability
This is where this part of the review gets tricky, there are parts that are extremely fun and enjoyable to watch over and over again, give me the first 15 minutes and the last hour, but to go through the choppy paced part of the film when you already know what is happening, is a task, a movie like this which has many ups and downs within it, its a journey and one I will not be partaking a 3rd time any time soon. It does take a lot out of you physically and emotionally & reliving those emotional moments tends to make them less of an impact & with those moment this films climax would not stand up. Re-watch ability score 6/10
Heart
This movie does have heart, it is the one key factor that I find in more of the grittier comicbook film I tend to enjoy more, there is a joyfulness that is thrown in there in times of stress , undercutting the tension of the film, this is what I call marvel-ing for everything serious you have you must immediately undercut it with something else, normally this is one of my biggest pet peeves about marvel films as of late but for what ever within the confines of this film I felt them more necessary then ever, the characters interaction with each other and the care you can see is not just an act make this movie much more than I expected. Heart score 9/10

Adding the totals I give the film a review of 70.5% Making it the 5th highest aggregate score
That being Said, I did thoroughly enjoy the film and do recommend it.