Review of The Avengers (2012) by Rebecca C — 24 Dec 2017
The 2012 Avengers is probably the best superhero movie ever, with the possible exception of the Dark Knight - really depends on what you want from your superhero movies. A concept like this shouldn't work, but it does, and is so satisfying.
The interplay between these characters coming together for the first time starts out with them grating against each other, but eventually coming together to work well. I don't think you could have gotten a better director to pull this behemoth off than Joss Whedon, who is very accustomed to large ensemble casts of very disparate characters.
This was a love letter to the fans, a self-congratulating showcase of an experiment that shouldn't have worked, but worked so well that every other studio is trying to find their own franchise universe, and a flag planted that nerd culture is on top and is planning to stay there for the forseeable future.
This review of The Avengers (2012) was written by Rebecca C on 24 Dec 2017.
The Avengers has generally received very positive reviews.
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