This is more like it

Rating: 9/10 (15 May 2018)

After the debacle that was Black Panther, I was reluctant to be excited about this. Happily, I was proved wrong.
Firstly, I know a lot people don't like the amount of humour in the MCU films. I personally enjoy it and the comedic moments in Infinity War are on the money. It seems a shame to waste the laughs that these actors can deliver and the jokes hit the mark. Pratt, Bautista and Hemsworth in particular are great.
Secondly, I enjoyed the narrative... mostly. Yes, sometimes it's messy and unexplained. Yes, sometimes it requires a good working knowledge of the MCU and leaves you reaching into the depths of your brain to work out how bits link in to the bigger picture. But mostly it's fine and I'm ok with that.
Thirdly, kudos to the visual effects team. The action sequences are stunning and keep you gripped from start to finish. Seriously, give these guys some medals and awards.
One negative: some of the characters feel underused. Obviously I'm not surprised by this as there was most of Hollywood in it but I still felt some of them weren't explored as much as they could have been.
Lastly, can we all take a moment to appreciate Josh Brolin? Considering his real face is never seen, he delivers the best performance out of all of them. Yeah, his character isn't brilliantly written but he gives it everything despite this.
This is a great movie, relatively speaking. It's not going to win an Oscar. It's not going to go down as a classic. But, for what it is in the grand scheme of things, it's fantastic.