Over the top but action-packed

Rating: 6/10 (29 November 2014)

The previous 'origins' movies were significantly better than this blockbuster. The characters are reduced to one-dimensional caricatures and I am fairly certain some of Iron Man's dialogue is recycled from his own series of films. The script is poorly thought out (why is Jane Foster not recruited for her portal expertise? how come Thanos chooses to send Loki to Earth and why does Loki even want to rule Earth? why does Loki ever let his magical staff go? why are the alien soldiers incredibly weak compared to the hype? how did the astrophysicist somehow resist Loki's mind control but Hawkeye couldn't?), the jokes are groaners ("I am a god!" *Hulk smashes said God* "Puny God!"), and the premise is cheesy (ragtag group of superheroes must put aside their egos to work together as a team). That being said, the action sequences are enjoyable enough to sit through to the end of this long, 2.5 hour flick.