A blockbuster with heart that bends the superhero genre

Rating: 9/10 (26 December 2018)

I always have difficulty reviewing Marvel movies become I'm a huge fanboy and I have to remind myself that I must be objectively honest. So, to be honest, I went in with very high expectations for this movie because the Russo Brothers have shown time and time again that they are story-first action-second Director's, nothing like your Michael Bay's. Additionally, this is one of my favorite comics from when I was a kid and I was thrilled to see all my heroes come together on the big screen. Even then, this film still exceeded every expectation that I had.
I was shocked, confused, excited, happy, sad, distraught, invested, heartbroken, and hopeful. So many emotions. This film stands on the shoulders of the 18 films before it, sure, but I can't find it in my soul to say that it's anything less than a spectacular story. Anyone that hates on this film went into the theater determined to be disappointed. It's so easy to enjoy this film that if you don't, it's because you didn't want to.
I've seen a lot of people complain about some of the Vfx, so I'll address that. Yes, some of it is bad. I can think of a couple times myself where I felt like I was taken out of the movie by the bad cgi.

Black widow catching the trident thrown by Cap
Star-Lord on Titan after the moon is thrown
Every scene with Banner's exposed head atop the hulk buster
Thor busting out of the alien ship in wakanda into the air
Okoye's spear stopping in mid air
Rhodes in the War Machine armor when he says "Sam, where you at?"

However, this is a $500 million movie with 50+ heroes and villains, over 1,200 vfx shots, and a nearly 3 hour run time. What do you expect? Come on. None of the bad cg ruined anything for me. Thanos looked amazing throughout the entire film. A 9 foot tall pink alien with full body scars that has more screen time than anyone else in the movie looked INCREDIBLE. That alone is miracle and a technological milestone. Remember where vfx was like 15 years ago? Honestly, it's incredible. Technology has advanced RAPIDLY to catch up with the demand for cinematic blockbusters like Infinity War and they did it right with this one.
I look forward to Avengers: Endgame and I can't wait to see what the Russo's have in store for us. They captivated the world with Infinity War, Endgame will captivate the universe.