Phew! They didn't stuff it up, but...

Rating: 9/10 (25 April 2018)

Okay, so I kinda have two initial reactions here.
The first is that with all the hype, sheer number of characters, cross-over story lines and preceding history I was worried that the Russo brothers would miss the mark and at the very least deliver a shonky mess. In my opinion they didn't and as a result, as a fan of comics, the MCU and movies in general, I came out of the cinema feeling that I had seen a well balanced, by-the-fans-for-the-fans, culmination of work that satisfied me on most levels.
But as Austin Powers said "Having said that, I do have some thoughts..."
When Avengers 3 & 4 were announced years ago, along with a plethora of other movies in the MCU, they were subtitled Part 1 & 2 respectively. Then some time ago, next years "Part 2" was adjusted to "Untitled Avengers Movie", leaving us with the feeling that this one would wrap up the current Infinity Gems story-line and that the fourth installment would be a completely new direction/ adventure for the team. Without giving away the ending, this movie does leave it open for resolution in next years Avengers 4, and I can understand given the known history of this story in the comics that the studio wanted to try and maintain some of the element of surprise for us diehard fans. So for their efforts in that department, I thank you.
On a final note, I'm aware that this is not Ben Hur, The Godfather, Shawshank Redemption etc. It isn't meant to be of that calibre. It does hit the mark right where it is supposed to, with only a few minor wobbles along the way and that, my friends, is pretty darn good in this day and age.