Avengers: Endgame

Movie Review:  Avengers: Endgame

***SPOILER FREE*** since…well, forever!

Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame marks the 22^nd film in the MCU, the 4^th and final (straight up) Avengers film, and the 2^nd to the last film in Phase 3.  It also marks the 1^st time in the MCU that a film doesn’t include a visual teaser during the mid or post credit sequence.  Something to keep in mind for you folks that can’t wait any longer to pee after the 3-hour 5-minute run-time. However, if you can hold out, do so, while there’s nothing visual besides a nice send off for the actors, there is an interesting audible clue given at the end.

Now, I’m simply DYING to share what happens and how I feel about it (once I manage to process everything), but I’m not going to ruin this even film for anyone.  I’ll just be content to say, Endgame is as epic, far reaching, emotional, funny, heartfelt, thrilling, exciting, and all around satisfying as I, and no doubt you, hoped and more.  From the first, “Oh $#@!,” moments of the opening sequence (I’m talking literal here, throughout the theater gasps and exclamations of,” Oh, $#@!” resounded) to the final bittersweet end, Endgame delivers and is about as perfect as it can be. 

Avengers: Endgame, is indeed the type of cinematic experience you don’t watch, you live.  And I loved every glorious second of it.  Judging by the frequent gasps, cheers, applause, groans, swearing, laughter, and sniffling (not all due to allergies), the packed audience concurred. 

Great script, awesome musical score, stunning visuals, and killer acting.  Surprises upon surprise of who’s who and interactions that left me smiling and /or misting up.

Everything in this film is apropos, servicing the current storyline, setting up for the next, and resolving/settling any lingering bits and pieces from the last 11 years.  Where the MCU goes from here?  No idea, but its been one helluva ride to date and I can’t wait to see what happens next. Until then, I’ll bide my time until I can hopefully catch this one on the big screen one more time (at least) and add it to my personal collection.  I’m already planning on doing a Marvel marathon. Squee! 

Avengers: Endgame’s tagline is, “Whatever it takes.” The film took eleven years, is worth every moment, and delivers on every front.  Never lagging, always engaging, deeply satisfying.  Perfection.  Whatever it takes, get your @$$ to the theater, see this one in all its epic glory on the big screen as intended.  

Marvel, the Russo brothers, and the cast and crew have stuck the landing.  Thank you all for an epic adventure for the ages. 

A perfect 10.