More interesting than most superhero movies, but still has problems

Rating: 7/10 (20 May 2018)

Let me start off by saying I thought the movie was good over all. The plot was more complex than that of most Marvel films, the intersections of the Avengers storyline with Black Panther, Doctor Strange, and Guardians of the Galaxy being well-done.
The movie had the obligatory Marvel comic relief, but also left plenty of room for tragic moments. The ending was not at all what I expected and is a nice departure from everything-is-undone-in-the-last-20-minutes that many superhero movies feature. The dialogue was witty and for the most part well-written, and the special effects were unbelievably good.
My only complaint with this movie is with the pacing. I realize it is supposed to be the big battle Thor Ragnarok (as well as Age of Ultron and Blcak Panther had been leading up to) but the back-to-back action sequences sometimes left me thinking the movie had too little plot spread across too great a time span.
I nonetheless enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone remotely into Marvel.