Big on effects & small on story

Rating: 7/10 (28 April 2012)

Let me make it clear that this along with the Dark knight returns and Django unchained are the 3 movies that I am really looking forward to in 2012. After seeing the Avengers in 3D my first reaction was "awesome" but after thinking about it more i felt let down with the story. With so many super heroes and just one formidable villain the Avengers were always going to come on top. So how would the story make it more difficult for the heroes was going to be a challenge. Unfortunately the script failed miserably in that department. Since Joss Wheadon (who is himself a great graphic novel writer ) was helming the multi starrer, expectation was that he will have something more than just big effects. Super heroes movies like Spider-man & the Dark Knight are blockbusters but have a great story to tell as well. The Plot is simple, Loki (Thor's brother played by Tom Hiddlestone admirably ) decides to steal some "Transsomething" which opens the gate to another dimension from where aliens would attack earth and Loki would rule it. Nick Fury assembles the Avengers: The Ironman (Robert Downey Jr brilliant as always), Captain America & The Hulk and Thor to fight against the other worldly aliens. The only problem is that these superheroes need to get along with each other and put their egos aside to fight the alien invasion. The pros: Fantastic action, great visual effects, good one-liners, The HULK! The Con: a weak script and a predictable plot.
Its a great watch but could have been so much better. Cheers!!!