WYLION - Expectations met?

Rating: 8/10 (19 June 2019)

Following last year's Infinity War we are given free tickets to ride the emotional roller-coaster. I don't think I have experienced so many goosebumpy moments in one movie before which I am sure all of the Marvel fans will agree with.
Of course, due to this being the end of an era it is going to be emotional but what else does the movie have going for it?
High quality performances? Of course! Starting with the heart of the Marvel movies, Robert Downey Jr (Iron Man/Tony Stark) I think stood out above all. This is all down to the MCU being kicked off with RDJ and then the final snap ending with him. 21 movies building up to this and it was totally smashed by RDJ with a performance that I think deserves an Oscar nomination. It was gripping and you really felt everything he was feeling as it was conveyed so well. So much so that I had a tear in my eye when Spiderman (Tom Holland) returned and it even had me sobbing at the very end with his death and at his funeral. Top that with all of those people the character had an impact on throughout the movies and you get a really heart wrenching moment. Let's not forget about the performances from others as at no point did I feel anyone was slacking during this film. The young Tom Holland was most definitely impressive but Chris Hemsworth really did show how good of an actor he is in this movie. I feel like he doesn't get as much credit as he should in terms of the performances he gives.
In terms of the story I feel as if the wait from the last movie (Infinity War) was definitely worth it. I especially liked that it took its time and wasn't just mindless combat the whole way through. I believe it really help the characters develop even more, obviously some more than others. An example of this would be Hawkeye, where as before you knew he had a family and he was the sort of 'dad' of the Avengers. This time it really shows what means the most to the character and what he is willing to do for what he cares about most. Also Jeremy Renners performance as Hawkeye in this movie was most certainly his best so far. Towards the end of the movie during the combat sequences I was amazed. From Captain America wielding Mjolnir all the way to the the infamous leader finally saying "Avengers Assemble". I just feel like everything I wanted to happen, happened. All of the characters came together well and there was even a woman power moment to keep everyone happy, in my opinion I don't know what else could be added!
In terms of the special effects it was definitely almost perfect and it helped set the scene. The only flaw that stood out to me was when the characters came through the portal from Titan, the green screen shot seemed to stand out like a sore thumb. Other than that, with all those characters and entities on screen at once that need to be computer generate I think it was incredibly well made and I really give a round of applause to everyone that worked on this movie. A special round of applause goes to the Russo brothers for making something so special and astonishing.
I think this is definitely the best movie so far in the MCU, a movie that will be difficult to trump. What am I looking forward to in the upcoming phase? Roll on Spiderman Far From Home and the Black Widow prequel movie!