Avengers: Infinity War

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                                             *photo from photospy.com*


      So it has finally come to this, after ten years, earths mightiest heroes now face off against Thanos (Josh Brolin). For the week that I have been back I have worried about how this review was going to go. Was I wasn't I going to do spoilers? How much do I give, and what is too much? As of now I have decided to go with the non spoiler review, so it may be a little light, but I will try.
   The film picks up right after the events of "Thor: Ragnarok" with Thanos boarding the Asgardian ship and forcefully taking the tesseract. This is where it gets tough to talk about without spoiling it. To be as vague as possible it breaks up into three separate stories. Through the movie they go back and forth between Earth, Titan, and the kind of flying through space. All to  keep Thanos from getting the infinity stones.
    I would like to start by saying I did enjoy the movie but didn't love it. My biggest problem with this film is the amount of characters in the movie. This, of course, can not be helped, but makes for a lot of ground to cover. With this, development of the characters goes more to the waste side to make way for the action.
    I had one criticism of Thanos in this film was I was hoping for more of a backstory. This was very much his film but, for the most part I did not care, or understand for his motives, except for a certain part.
    In terms of what I love about this movie, I can start with the performance  of Josh Brolin. He commands every scene he is in, and very much caries it.
   Finally, this is an action film, like all other Avengers films, and this one delivers in a big way especially in the final act.
   In the end, this movie is a lot fun. I do have a few criticisms like I had. With everyone in this movie it was always going to be a real task balancing everyone. It will be fun to see how it ends.
GRADE: B
   

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