Gobsmacking end to an average film

Rating: 8/10 (22 May 2018)

So here it is, perhaps the most anticipated superhero movie ever + the 3rd Avengers movie to date. This time Thanos takes over villain duties + i have to be honest, during the 1st 10 mins of this movie i was unsure if he could cut it alongside Ultron, but i was proved wrong, he's as badass as they come. What i wasn't so unsure of in those few minutes is that some of the heroes might not make it, but to save from any spoilers, i won't say who or when.
The plot for this movie is a simple one, but one that has been used for some great superhero movies and used here for best effect. It revolves around Thanos scouring the universe in an attempt to gather all the infinity stones and that means facing off with some of Marvel's greatest characters including Spiderman, The Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Iron Man and Black Panther.
The Special Fx in this movie are stunning and the action scenes thrilling, particularly the last climactic battle.
As for the heroes, Spiderman with his wit, Iron man + Dr Strange, who face off with verbal sparring and Thor, who is always worth watching, are the stand-outs and of course Groot is always a laugh. Surprisingly though, captain America and Black Panther who are so good in their own movies are a bit bland here and lost in the mass of characters this movie has.
So on the whole there is a lot to enjoy here, but there is some down-sides, mainly in the movie's middle set, where the movie gets a little laggy + perhaps there's too many heroes, especially given that there is no point in the movie where all the characters share the screen at once.
So is this the movie of the franchise, definitely not, for me, Thor; Dark World and Avengers Assemble have that accolade, and it's not the movie of the year so far either, that goes to Rampage, but it's still great popcorn fayer and has points where your jaw may drop so far it hits the ground....yes Marvel really did just do that.