Just Get Me to Endgame

Rating: 5/10 (13 March 2019)

Controversial or not, I did not like this movie. That's not to say I hated this movie, I just felt an extreme amount of apathy, which to my understanding is a filmmakers worst fear. When you make a movie, you want a reaction out of the audience, whether that be good or bad. I just can't see myself ever revisiting this confusing, convoluted, and bland sci-fi film. I actually like Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck a lot too. I haven't seen 'Sugar' yet, but I like 'It's Kind of a Funny Story' and love 'Mississippi Grind'. All that aside, I don't believe this film is directed or written well at all. Dialogue comes off as disingenuous, out of place, and unearned. The humor hits a few times but nowhere near the level you come to expect with Marvel films. And the performances are just okay...? As much as I love Brie Larson, and I think she's one of the greatest actresses of this new generation, she may not have been the best fit. I won't say miscast, I'll save that for after Endgame in April, but something just didn't sit right with her portrayal. The movie also attempts to connect to other Marvel films in a less than gratifying way. The fact that Nick Fury, who is supposed to be extremely bada**, gets his eye cut out by a small scratch from a flipping cat? Are you serious? And Fury gets the Avengers name from an old picture of Carol Danvers? Please. That's some Han Solo getting his name in Solo/Lex Luthor in BVS naming the JL level of stupidity. But putting aside those few major gripes, there's not a lot to hate or love about this one. Chalk it up to a huge swing and a miss for Marvel. Ironically, they have now released their two worst films back to back, with this and Ant-Man & the Wasp.
5.0/10