Surreal, immeasurable, Epic.

Rating: 9/10 (27 April 2018)

There's almost no way of reviewing this movie without containing spoilers. Infinity War was everything the fans asked for, and sometimes even more. So many surprising elements and REALLY emotional scenes. The movie begins brutally by killing off Loki in just seconds. It tells you right away what kind of film this will be, and boy does it get darker throughout the way. Yes, there were MANY jokes and while some didn't land, at least Marvel finally managed to even out the jokes with the serious and emotional scenes (unlike Thor ragnarok and GOTG vol. 2). This time there wasn't some silly cringe reference or dance off when stuff was going down. Although the movie did feel a little choppy towards the first quarter, it immediately crafted itself together beautifully halfway throughout the final act. It just kept getting better and better, while getting more intense too. Whenever Thanos popped up all your attention was drawn to him. It was like Darth Vader, everyone in the room (not just in the film) acknowledged his presence and feared him. Josh Brolin by far stole the show as Thanos. His facial expressions and menace actually for once made up for a real threatening villain. Just when you thought stuff couldn't get any worse, it did. And it just kept going on and on until the whole audience got teary. Watching Thanos fight Tony gave me goosebumps, as I expected this to be the end of Tony. Everyone slowly fading away did make you lose hope. By far the most emotional scene for me was when Peter was crying on Tony while he knew what was about to happen. This movie didn't hold back at all. It was just menacing and everything hit you in the face so quickly. All the avengers showed got their moments of epicness, ESPECIALLY Thor. The end does leave many questions on everyone's minds as well as theories. But that's what makes it so good. My biggest fear with this film (apart from the potential cringe comedy) would be feeling done after IW. But nope, this just makes me want see Avengers 4 like right now. I want to see what happens next.
This film truly felt like an epic, and its grand scale of setting and characters really supported that fact. All the avengers were turned up more than ever as they realized this was quite possible the end of all things. Directing such a massive film with so many things going on at once is not an easy task. That's why I bumped this movie from an 8 to a 9, because I respect all the effort put into it plus the fact that it felt coherent most of the time. Not to mention the emotional scenes were powerful as well. This movie was jaw dropping and Marvel just reminded everyone why the Avengers are the BEST superhero group in any set of superhero films. We know these characters, we know their desires, and we've known them for 10 years. Now we are witnessing the end product.
Avengers 4, come quick!