Infinity War also outdoes itself in the special-effects department, depicting battles that highlight Wakanda's technological capabilities, Scarlet Witch and Doctor Strange's control of their magical powers and the might of Thanos - often all in one sequence. And other cameos will happily surprise Marvel movie fans.Īvengers: Infinity War feels a lot like a sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy. Peter Dinklage's mystery character, who I won't spoil, is an absolute treat. New characters include Thanos' Black Order, but none rise beyond the level of henchmen helping to obtain the Infinity Stones. And based on a few off-the-cuff references to time that conflict with earlier films, I'm now convinced nobody in the Marvel universe truly knows how much time has passed since the first Avengers movie.Įverything I just described involves having some familiarity with previous Marvel movies, and while this one is a breezy watch, some viewers may be lost right at the start without having seen previous Marvel outings, especially both Guardians movies, Captain America: Civil War and Thor: Ragnarok. The Sokovia Accords and most of the beef between the Avengers highlighted in the Russos' Civil War film are rapidly undone to get the Thanos fight started. And War Machine (Don Cheadle) is so over the Sokovia Accords that broke the Avengers apart in Civil War.īut many other Earth stories feel sidelined.Īfter being teased at the end of Black Panther, Bucky Barnes' (Sebastian Stan) return feels glossed over. You'll cheer as Captain America (Chris Evans) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) fight in Wakanda alongside Black Panther T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) and Okoye (Danai Gurira). The love story between Elizabeth Olsen's Scarlet Witch and Paul Bettany's Vision has now fully blossomed as they fight to protect the Mind Stone that makes Vision as alive as a sentient robot-host on HBO's Westworld.
That's not to say the earthbound heroes don't have their moments. If Thor isn't given a fourth movie to headline, I'd be thrilled to watch Chris Hemsworth's God of Thunder instead bicker with Chris Pratt's Peter Quill in Guardians of the Galaxy 3. Guardians meet AvengersĪs trailers have already revealed, Thor (post-Ragnarok) fits in with the Guardians as tightly as the Infinity Gauntlet on Thanos. Those grudges haven't faded, and Gamora's (Zoe Saldana) close but complicated history as Thanos' favorite adopted daughter gets fully explored. Early on in 2014's original Guardians of the Galaxy, several characters quickly name Thanos as someone they want to betray or destroy. 2 than a follow-up to more grounded films like Captain America: Civil War or Avengers: Age of Ultron. Some of his actions are violent and grotesque enough that parents should take caution before bringing children elementary school age or younger to the film.īecause of the galactic focus on Thanos, the movie feels much more like a sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. He's still a genocidal maniac, but he suffers desperate consequences for his deadly goals. Unlike Marvel villains who often lack character depth (think Helmut Zemo from Captain America: Civil War or Malekith from Thor: The Dark World), Thanos gets plenty of screen time to show what makes him feel triumph and what makes him feel pain. That character is Thanos (Josh Brolin), and as long promised, he takes center stage in his quest to collect six Infinity Stones that will let him wipe out half the universe.
Directors Joe and Anthony Russo have incorporated elements of each of the films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe while keeping one character in focus the entire time. But the streamlined story makes the approximately 2.5-hour movie fly by. With so many players and planets, there's plenty of potential for things to go awry.
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