Great "Endgame" to MCU but not as strong as "Infinity War"

Rating: 7/10 (27 April 2019)

Anthony and Joe Russo have yet again pulled it off in what stands as one of the better pictures we've seen through the franchise.
The story takes its time showing the aftermath of "Avengers: Infinity War", and what a take-off. The directors cleverly spends time developing the humanities of the superheroes, conveyed through the devastating effects of the acts of Thanos.
Then the MCU universe creators delve into the usual smooth direction and execution, from a script filled with wit, MCU-law and humour into a grand conclusion to the 22 films that have kept me watching with excitement, and I have deeply enjoyed the franchise.
There are two major weaknesses in my opinion:
(1) in "Infinity War", Thanos, who was idealistic, ambiguous, believable and complex in his philosophy. But in "Endgame", he was portrayed as much more of a standard sadistic maniac.
(2) the time-travel setup, which did not work convincingly for me, and insignifies many past events in the franchise.
But still, I think an excellent conclusion to the Infinity Saga.