Joss Whedon is a genius!

Rating: 8/10 (2 May 2012)

Joss Whedon is a genius! The ability to bring this cast and these characters together, and actually make a pretty phenomenal movie is a tremendous accomplishment. But even more than that, he was able to finally make "the Hulk" true to his comic book character (i.e. funny, and bad ass); he even made dull Captain America and Thor entertaining; but the true star of the film has to be Robert Downey Jr.!!!!! Without his comic relief in the first 2/3 of this film, this movie would have bombed miserably. I understand the importance of character development, but it's Tony Stark (Downey) who steals the show, and makes the film bearable.
Kudos to Scarlett Johansson, her role as Black Widow, was really a thing of beauty. Strong female roles are hard to find in Hollywood, much less play with true abandonment; however, Johansson shines on the screen as the kick-ass siren. With any good action adventure, an evil antagonist, equally as wicked as his counterparts are good, must be pertinent to the film's plot to be a successful film. In this case, Tom Hiddleston reprises his role as Loki (Thor's evil half brother), as cements his role as screen villain extraordinaire.
However, the crowning part of the whole film has to be the film's final 30 minutes. The ending battle of good vs evil is fantastic! The many one-liners come fast and furiously, and the action sequences are out of this world (literally)!!! At a cost of $220 million to make, you can definitely see it up on the screen! I am sure with salaries, percentage payoff to the actors and director (Josh Whedon); that it will be a very long time before Paramount sees any profits to this film; moreover, gathering all these stars again for a sequel is also highly unlikely. So enjoy this very entertaining bit of nostalgia while you can I highly recommend seeing this film; I would even suggest paying the additional cost to see it in IMAX. I am sure the ending battle sequence will be more that worth the cost of admission!!! The summer has started off with a BANG, let's hope the momentum continues!!! SEE MORE OF MY REVIEWS @ THE FARIS REEL on FACEBOOK