Depressing non-heroic CGI slog

Rating: 4/10 (7 May 2018)

Infinity War could have been a great film if they just summarized the grueling excessive CGI fighting and war, cutting an hour from the length, giving time for a bit more of a breather and ending the main film with a message of hope and not in a post-credits teaser that relies entirely on outside comic-book knowledge.
Most people I know go to see superhero movies for the escapism and to feel the triumphs of good over evil - sometimes even by the common man rising up. Marvel sometimes gets props for blurring the lines, creating complex flawed heroes, sympathetic villains and hard choices. But there still need to be the broad strokes of victory (even if with sacrifice).
Congratulations, Marvel and the Russo Brothers, you've managed to out-bleak the darkest DC movies and I think it is a cheat of the worst kind that you will in some way "fix" this over several future movies. I have not felt this depleted in a long time after seeing a movie and I've heard others walking out of the theatre (or in these reviews) saying they may never watch another Marvel film if the sole focus is on stringing along the franchise and effects instead of telling a compelling tale within reasonable bounds of a single film.
My recommendation is to wait for video release and not reward the producers for such a half-hearted first Act without including the rest of the (potentially epic) story.