Exceeded all my expectations

Rating: 10/10 (27 April 2018)

Avengers infinity war (IW) is, easily Marvel's gutsiest film and definitely its best. Absolutely no doubt about that. The core is pretty simple: Thanos wants the six infinity stones and the broken avengers must stop him before he vanquishes half of humanity. But the key is in the screenplay and direction. What seems impossible on paper is put together almost flawlessly by the Russo brothers.
The standout characters are Thanos, Thor, Gamora and iron man. Not that the others were bad but these 4 were really the cornerstones of the movie. Captain America, Black Panther and Black Widow disappointed a bit because they really didn't do anything apart from punching the enemy.
Marvel finally got the right villain with Thanos and, for the first time I felt for a motion capture character in a live action movie. Josh Brolin is very effective and makes us actually feel something for thanos. You can argue that he's not a villain as his intentions are nice, with only his methods pretty world-ending.
Thor really has great moments in the film and is perhaps at his best even more than in his solo films. Guardians are awesome as always with Gamora making you REALLY emotional. And Iron Man, well, what can we say? Robert Downey Jr just gives you the right balance the character needs, guilt, humour, compassion, bravery. You name it.
Overall, IW is a really great film with super cool VFX (which surprisingly doesn't feel overdone) and great action sequences. Wait for the climax! Just mind blowing and definitely something that you'd not expect in a MCU film.