Review of The Avengers (2012) by Chris M — 24 Mar 2015
I'm no comic book aficionado, but I liked the original Iron Man film a lot. Thor left me mostly cold (except Loki), and Captain America was OK... and, though it pains me to say so about Samuel L Jackson, I really don't care about Nick Fury. WHY is he there?
So this was... fine. I still really like Iron Man, and Mark Ruffalo is fantastic as HULK, while Joss Whedon did a pretty good job of keeping me entertained and interested for so long. But the climactic 35 (felt like 350) minutes, crashing and bashing and destroying a whole city (without apparently hurting any actual people), and thwarting this 'worst threat to the universe' in barely half an hour was simply beyond stupid.
Great moments and scenes, but plenty of filler and rubble in between. Should have been shorter. Except for the post-credits surprise. That was beautiful. Can I just watch the highlights next time?
This review of The Avengers (2012) was written by Chris M on 24 Mar 2015.
The Avengers has generally received very positive reviews.
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