Ambitious film that is worth watching

Rating: 8/10 (29 April 2018)

I feel like some reviewers here aren't comic book fans. Infinity War/Infinity Gauntlet are exactly cheerful, positive stories. Everyone was mad Ragnorak was too silly and now Infinity War was too bleak? It's like there's no win/win with the fans.
I liked this movie. It had more of a comic book feel. Is it Marvels best? No. Is it on par with Winter Soldier? No. I don't think we will get one of those again.
The Pros:
1) Benedict Cumberbatch is so good at Dr. Strange it's scary. He really has a handle on the role and literally stole every scene he was in. Really enjoy watching him.
2) Chris Hemsworth was also really good. He always gives his all with Thor (despite the stinker Dark World) and it's appreciated.
3) The back story/origin on Gamora was nice. It gave Thanos the "meat" he needed to make him a better villain than most of Marvels bad guys.
4) I love Tom Holland. I really love, love him as Spider-Man. He was a great choice.
5) The movie had surprises and that was a nice change. Even heroes in comic books die/can't defeat the villain every time. This was SO much better than Ultron and his lackluster defeat.
6) The pacing was good. It moved fast and quickly into action.
The Cons:
1) Stop killing Groot. Please?
2) Chris Evans is really phoning it in at this point. He didn't seem like he cared to be there; just living out a contract obligation. That makes me sad. Still think they should have let Falcon rake over as Captain America for awhile (shot Chris in Civil War/put him on ice),
3) A lot of exposition with the CGI. At times the fight scenes were...messy and overly done with CGI and green screen.
4) A few cash cow moments like overdoing the Wakanda stuff, milking the success of Black Panther.
5) Some characters are "just there" not doing much to advance the story.
6) At times more action than story.
I think it's good and worth watching. A very ambitious attempt on the part of Marvel and the writers.
I still think the original Avengers and Winter Soldier were Marvels peak. Not sure if they will ever come close to that again with stories and direction.
8/10