☆☆½
It's unreasonable at this point to expect a Marvel movie, particularly an Avengers movie, to play by the usual rules of cinematic storytelling. True, Avengers: Endgame is no Last Year at Marienbad, but to any moviegoer who hasn't been paying strict attention to every nuance of more than 10 years' worth of movies, much of Avengers: Endgame is downright inscrutable.
It's a long and complicated movie. For many diehard fans it evokes deep, genuine emotion. I can only report what I felt, which was largely nothing at all. I'm not even so much of it made sense. (Nor, it would appear, are some fans.) That reaction surprised me, because I found the previous film, Avengers: Infinity War, to be unexpectedly compelling and focused. Avengers: Endgame, by comparison, is as flabby and glib as the mighty Thor has become, but is missing his spirit.
Chris Hemsworth's Thor is one of the few truly bright spots in the movie; a reunion scene with his mother (Rene Russo) is emotionally compelling, though the rest of the movie lacks its heart and motivation.
As the massive climax to a decades' worth of movies, Avengers: Endgame throws everything up on screen, with a CG-laden final battle that seems more like watching a video game. Many people were invested in the previous films. While I've seen most of them, they've never resonated, so the apparent shocks of the climax left me cold.
One thing's for sure: There's a lot of it. An awful lot of it.
Viewed May 18, 2019 -- ArcLight Sherman Oaks
1930
It's a long and complicated movie. For many diehard fans it evokes deep, genuine emotion. I can only report what I felt, which was largely nothing at all. I'm not even so much of it made sense. (Nor, it would appear, are some fans.) That reaction surprised me, because I found the previous film, Avengers: Infinity War, to be unexpectedly compelling and focused. Avengers: Endgame, by comparison, is as flabby and glib as the mighty Thor has become, but is missing his spirit.
Chris Hemsworth's Thor is one of the few truly bright spots in the movie; a reunion scene with his mother (Rene Russo) is emotionally compelling, though the rest of the movie lacks its heart and motivation.
As the massive climax to a decades' worth of movies, Avengers: Endgame throws everything up on screen, with a CG-laden final battle that seems more like watching a video game. Many people were invested in the previous films. While I've seen most of them, they've never resonated, so the apparent shocks of the climax left me cold.
One thing's for sure: There's a lot of it. An awful lot of it.
Viewed May 18, 2019 -- ArcLight Sherman Oaks
1930
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