It's been 12 hours since I left the cinema and nothing but Infinity War has occupied my thoughts.

Rating: 10/10 (27 April 2018)

The sheer scale of this film made me sceptical of it at first. I knew I was going to love it being a massive Marvel nerd, but I did have worries about it feeling a bit over-saturated and disjointed, given the huge number of characters.
Thankfully, the Russo brothers have pulled this off in almost flawless fashion. Each story arc is seamlessly blended together, while we focus moreso on the impending threat of Thanos, than any individual hero's story. This gives this film an incredibly different feel to the formula that we've grown to expect from Marvel, in that the single most important character is the antagonist, which subsequently means that he gets more development than anyone else. This is a more than welcome change if you ask me, as it serves as a good counter-measure to the lack of great villains in the MCU. Brolin breaks the tradition with his portrayal of Thanos, a super villain to which we relate in ways, who's point we see and last but not least - who feels like an ENORMOUS threat to the entire universe that we love. Just how much of a threat is very well established in the opening scenes.
As the film progresses it jumps from character to character, or rather group to group, as separate teams each have their own parts to play in the upcoming showdown. This in no way damages the story-telling, and the Russo brothers deserve a huge amount of credit for how they managed to keep it so coherent, despite the events taking place across multiple planets, at the same time. Stylistically it does what every great marvel film does, it mixes a perfect blend of humour and action, becoming more serious when it needs to be... in moments that become more and more frequent the deeper you get. This film will make you feel every emotion you could imagine, especially if you're already invested in the universe and it's characters.
It's worth noting that the chemistry between some of the characters that we've never seen together is nothing short of brilliant! Doctor Strange and Tony Stark clash, as do Stark and Peter Quill, The Hulk has some hilarious moments and Thor, Rocket and Teenage Groot make for a highly amusing trio! There are bucket loads of cross-overs here, as expected, each and every one of which makes for seriously entertaining viewing!
I don't want to include spoilers in this review, but this film takes what we've come to expect, laughs at it, and does the exact opposite. As the title states, it's been 12 hours (more than that now) and I still can't stop thinking about what I witnessed in the cinema last night. I don't think anybody will be quite ready for the way it ends. It will leave you begging for answers and questioning everything. Be warned, you may leave the cinema emotionally drained, but you will leave more satisfied than ever.
I rated this 10/10 but I don't really think any movie deserves a perfect 10. This is a 9.5 for me. Easily top 3 Marvel films of all time. Potential candidate for the best, and definitely up there with the greatest superhero films of all time.