A movie suspended between narratives

Rating: Null/10 (25 April 2019)

A long, light, fan-service of a movie that is stuck between; concluding a decade long narrative; and kicking off new storylines tethered to decades old comic plots.
As I left Infinity War a year ago I knew the Russo brothers will have to resolve the problem they have made for Marvel fans with its ending, but the first 2 acts of the Endgame took a shortcut that left me feeling cheated.
The movie also fully retorts back to the old, light and humorous MCU movies tone, and due to its multitude of concluding goals its tempo was convoluted and rushed, leading it to let go of its new-found, bold and nuanced 'Inifinity War' approach.
Aparantly the movie makers chose to pay tribute to their journey, while honouring expiring contracts rather than venture further into new terrains as they did in the last movie.
The final scenes, although strong in implementation, are easily anticipated, while being a bit socially charged.
The end scenes try to leave us with a sentimental sense that was ill-prepared for.
I was also looking for a stronger tribute to Stan Lee.
That being said, it was not boring. The movie does induce many laughs and tears, and serves its purpose of ending the long series well...and might even deserve a second watching.