Infinity War somehow lives up to the crazy hype train and delivers a bold hit

Rating: 8/10 (30 April 2018)

I love that Marvel said this would be the movie event that everything led to, and then didn't shy from the moment and made a great movie. It's extremely difficult to tie the enormous number of characters in together without having the movie just be exposition, so they did a great job of focusing on Thanos and how he affects the Avengers and using the previous movies as crucial backstory. They did a great job of clearly explaining Thanos' mindset and justification, and I found his character arc intriguing and very believable. The visuals and performances, especially from Saldana, were great as always, and I thought the pacing of the movie was great. Certainly an emotional ending, and it didn't quite feel like it had that amount of weight as it seems certain that half of people who died will be brought back, but regardless of the implications, it was a good ending for the movie. I thought Thor's journey for his hammer and the explanation of why he needed it after seeming to not need it in Ragnarok, how he made that one attached to him, and why the dwarf was so necessary were all not well explained, but in the grand scheme of the movie it doesn't really detract and was just a lesser section. Downey was excellent, and I loved their focus on him and Cumberbatch. Infinity War was the most excited I've ever been for a movie release, and it absolutely delivered.