Okay...but not for all

Rating: 5/10 (19 September 2012)

First let me state that superhero movies of any kind are really not my genre of choice. I've watch enough in the past to know that when it comes to films and/or TV shows, superheros are not where my attention is most likely to be held. Be that as it may, I decided to give 'The Avengers' a try after numerous discussions with my work colleagues, and an internal battle with myself that anything even remotely touched by Joss Whedon could never be anything less than exceptional.
Sadly, the film failed to spark the fire within my inner super-heroin and I was left unimpressed. Don't get me wrong, I'm well aware that I'm one of only a limited few who were less than thrilled by the film and by all accounts, to a superhero fan, I'm sure it was amazing, but for me...
I think the main problem I had; and I feel it could be the same for others who didn't really enjoy: was a lack of understanding. For anyone who isn't a die hard comic book fan or hasn't seen the previous movies (particularly 'Thor')I felt that there was so much going on that I couldn't understand fully what I was watching. Thankfully the colleagues I mentioned earlier had the foresight to give me a little knowledge so I wasn't entirely clueless. I knew who were the good and bad guys but when it came to the plot I had no idea.
My advice to anyone who's going to give this movie a shot is to maybe do just a little research if you can. Maybe watch the different films (Iron Man 1/2, Thor, Captain America...) first so you can identify the characters who you spend two hours watching. It helps in this case to be prepared.
The one thing I did enjoy was the action. Deep at heart I like a good movie explosion as much as the next girl and on that front there was enough to just pique my interest, but as a majority of the good stuff happens in the last hour or so of the film, for me it came a little too late to save things.
I went in with the mindset that six superheros had to be better than one. I left with the mindset that Herny Cavill as Superman is my last ditch attempt to find some interest in the superhero genre.