Film Review - Avengers Infinity War (2018)

Avengers Infinity War is the 19th Marvel Studios film and this time the focus switches to the Mad Titan Thanos (Josh Brolin) who is on a mission throughout the cosmos to recover the 6 Infinity Stones for wielding all 6 could give him the power to rebalance the universe by killing half of all life that exists within it but both The Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy some of whom have history with Thanos will have to do all they can to stop him.

This was easily my most anticipated movie of 2018 and that is mainly due to Thanos himself as I have been patiently waiting for him to leave his mark on the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the last few movies now but Marvel Studios for all their success has not had the best track record in regards to their villains but this was one that they could not afford to let fail so could this movie possibly deliver the goods or just become another example of fun being something one considers even when wanting to rebalance the universe.

Happily most happily this is everything you dream of yet nothing you expect and also this is Marvel Studios finest hour in this universe for these reasons:

- Firstly the characters are all perfectly balanced as they should be with all of them getting a real moment to shine be it through a fun gag or an action beat or some fun story points and it is terrific fun to see the likes of Tony Stark, Doctor Strange, Peter Parker and Star Lord interacting with each other as well as Thor and the Guardians of the Galaxy.

A lot of these interactions got great laughs at my screening and having had so many of these movies where these characters have had their major arcs and their introductions and their histories fully fleshed out they can now be used in a more supporting manner even if their name is in the banner headline and there is a lot of fun to be had.

- Secondly the action sequences are remarkable a lot of the heroes really get to strut their stuff in these big scale clashes and it is a real treat to behold as it finally feels like more money has been spent on the visual effects of the powers and they have a real weight to them that has not been as present in some of the previous Marvel Studios films especially during the Pearlmutter years.

And also the editing of these scenes is just fantastic with many high quality angles no real reliance on shaky cam and a exhilarating feel to them that made them feel terrific.

- But lastly Josh Brolin is excellent as Thanos here finally Marvel Studios gets to let this character off the leash and it is what I have wanted from this franchise for so long a powerful villain to challenge Earth’s mightiest heroes.

And challenge them he does along with his Black Order all 5 of them really bring the fight to the heroes and it is wonderful to behold as having a great threat makes the investment in the heroes to beat them all the more satisfying and their action beats have that much more weight to them.

And lastly Brolin himself really lifts this movie in every scene he’s in and this is very much Thanos’s movie and his development as a villain is really well realised and his voice has such a calm serenity to it that it feels even more frightening that he wants to effectively cull half the life in the universe but to him it makes sense sometimes to save something beautiful you have to destroy parts of it for the greater good and hope those left remember you.

And so that was my review of Avengers Infinity War a film well worth the wait despite some dizzying editing at times but this a film worth seeing more than once on the big screen and with a packed crowd as it makes for a terrific cinema going experience, 4 and a half out of 5.