Review of The Avengers (2012) by Eric Kohn for indieWire — 03 May 2012

A movie that yells at you and geeks out in equal measures.

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This review of The Avengers (2012) was written by Eric Kohn and published by indieWire on 03 May 2012.

The Avengers has generally received very positive reviews.

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