More entertaining than Black Panther but far from great.

Rating: 6/10 (28 April 2018)

My concerns about the balance and cohesion between the cast and the settings prior to seeing the movie were real. Infinity War is four distinct movies stitched together. The different groups do not interact, let alone coordinate with each other, and the conflict should not be called a war but a series of amazing stories.
Each scene change requires the audience to not only readjust their mood and expectation, but also the level of engagement. The films jumps back and forth between melodramas, epic fighting and irrelevant humors which feel awkward and disjoint. While viewers should not expect physical realism or common sense in a comic-book movie, some is still required to convince us to suspend our disbelieve.
The best part of Infinity War is the mighty Thanos himself, who bears the brunt of narrative depth and character development. He seems to be such a nice guy, who tried his damnest to not hurt our fragile heroes, and a diligent achiever that I wish I could buy him a beer and watch the sunset together. The semi-destruction of the universe is a hard day's work after all. Mission accomplished.