Avengers: Infinity War

"Billed as the culmination of Marvel’s ten years of worldbuilding, Avengers: Infinity War lives up to that description in a way that’s consistently separated the MCU from other blockbusters. As ridiculous as this sounds for a film populated wall-to-wall by costumed heroes with somewhat silly “made-up names”, as one describes them, the ambitiously over-the-top effort works mostly due to the strong character work that’s preceded it."

"It’s a sleekly witty action opera that’s at once overstuffed and bedazzling."

"It’s not perfect, but it goes to a place most tentpole movies wouldn’t dream of, while retaining the scale, excitement, and humour you’ve come to demand from an MCU movie."

"It’s just a supremely watchable film, utterly confident in its self-created malleable mythology. And confident also in the note of apocalyptic darkness."

"Pretty much as good a superhero movie as I have ever seen."

"An impressive achievement in blockbuster movie-making. But there's no denying that, expectation-wise, the MCU is starting to look a little bit like a victim of its own success."

"The one special thing which for me just glues this whole package together is The Avengers, and The Guardians, making sweet sweet music together. It's a beautiful thing."

"An epic romp across the breadth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with all the action, comedy, pageantry, and sturm und drang you could hope for."

"Marvel has solved their third-act problem and villain problem and then some. However prepared you feel, you are not ready for Thanos. But then, neither are our heroes."