It Shines Here and There

Rating: 6/10 (25 May 2016)

There's no denying the visual effects in this film are outstanding. Not sure whether they will ever top some of the quality or the artful and dynamic editing that makes them so much fun. There's however, a hint of exhaustion here because walking in, I was thinking that we probably need a little break from "The Avengers". They're all over TV and this is the third Captain America in less than a decade, not bad if they were the only ones, but we had a few "X-Men", and there's "Batman".
The film really comes to life with the introduction and reintroduction of some familiar faces, and some really interesting new blood. "Black Panther" approaches his hero with a primal force many lack. There's also plenty of fun in the new "Spiderman", a real teen who is full enthusiasm and energy, but who hasn't learned to understand his role. It's fun to watch fawn all over some of the people he considers his idols.
The film itself is a little too long, and it has a good plot, but it's stretched too thin. Here's the tale of revenge that was done beautifully in "Star Trek" with Khan. There's the idea of an eye for an eye, revenge. Instead, we're treated to an endless number of scenes explaining why the whole thing happened. I was exhausted at the end of the movie and could wait a few years to see them again.
Well, maybe it would be more fun if we see more of "Ant Man", "Spiderman", and "Black Panther", and there's always time for "Black Widow", but the moody and cerebral ones could take a little break and come back fresher in a decade or so.