Definitely Fun

Rating: 9/10 (1 May 2018)

A fun film. Undoubedly. The acting was great, the story was very interesting and new, and Thanos is perhaps one of the best movie villains of recent times. Not as good as Joker in 'The Dark Knight', but definitely a villain that all other Marvel villains would now be compared to.
The ending, was unseen and surprising, and you did understand Thanos' reasons for doing so (despite them not actually being perfect plans). The only standout performance is Thanos, as this film's main focus is indeed Thanos. As he has not done much but try to look threatening, there was a lot that could've been done, but I'm glad they did what they've done. Despite Thanos being the only standout, all other actors are still excellent even though characters like the Guardians of the Galaxy's introduction to the Avengers didn't drag away from the characters they were built up to be in their own films. Peter Quill wants to be a feared and respected leader but lacks the dominance to properly be threatening. Most characters were given the screentime that was needed, exclutions include Drax and Mantis (although too much of them may have been annoying) and Black Panther among others.
Despite it being a quite long film, it never felt like there was a scene that should've been removed because of results created by every decision made.
The cinematography was average, not too many interesting shots, but the 'shaky-cam' didn't get too annoying. Also, the CGI was amazing, but that's to be expected. The music was loud and dramatic but didn't distract myself from the film.