Expected More

Rating: 7/10 (1 May 2018)

Overall Avengers: Infinity War is a descent 3 act film. First and foremost the opening scene is one of the best I've seen in any film in the MCU, it really establishes the power disparity between Thanos and our heroes. To start with some of the things I liked about the film I think most of the comedy beats hit well, the performances are there, exhilarating fight scenes and Thanos being the central character was a good move by the filmmakers.
The issues I have with film are the under use of many characters and the somewhat prolonged length of the film and redundant elements of the story. Thor for instance isnt involved enough in the story he's shown to be extremely powerful but doesnt get to use that power til the end when it doesnt really matter any more. T'Challa and Winter Soldier basically had cameos and Captain America seemed unattached to the story with no clear purpose or character arc. Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Doctor Strange were pretty good. The Guardians of the Galaxy added comedic moments but asisde from Gamora they were less involved in the overall premise of the film. Vision and Scarlet are the only Characters to have clear motivation.
In Essence, I felt the film was above average. I think the rave reviews are many people acting on impulse rather than letting the film marinate to form a truly honest opinion. Greatly filmed action scenes, good villain, just not strong execution.
7/10