Too many cooks spoil the broth

Rating: 5/10 (4 May 2012)

When I first heard about the Avengers I must admit to getting excited although I had my doubts. I'm a big fan of the spider-man trilogy, love Iron man (at least the first one) and could even enjoy Thor (being from Sweden who wouldn't right?). Thor was definitely best served hung over and gave me exactly what I expected, the Avengers did not.
I don't know where to begin with this movie, it's just one of those where you die a little inside every time a punchline is delivered. Alright, Samuel L have earned his right to do just that, but the rest of them have not. It's extremely predictable, you see everything coming from miles away. If you're expecting a great story you would do best to rethink your choice of movie.
There is way to many heroes, the story becomes a messy tangle of too many stories and the only one making me laugh is Stark (Iron man). Also they all seem to have the same strength all of a sudden. Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those guys getting annoyed by the impossibility behind superpowers, but this is absurd.
All and all this movie is an orgy in special effects and superpowers and nothing more.