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With this Fridays release ofAvengers: Endgame,it would seem we have reached the end of the bifrost.
And today, Disneysnapped its fingersand dissolved the review embargo, meaning critical reactions are in.
Given the year-long wait, its audience Pavlovian dogs, myself (woof!)
included would have salivated over less.
If you wanted this as much as I did, you may be slightly disappointed.
I say slightly only becauseEndgames climactic battle sequence is easily the most colossal and spirit-soaring superhero brawl ever created.
That changes withEndgame, which has no ambition to stand on its own, and no need to.
ThisAvengersfinale is an event as much as a movie.
Its a personal experience.
Some first-rate directors have taken up the banner and burnished the brand.
Their past and future masterpieces will most likely be found elsewhere.
They get the job done.
So much so that the three-hour run time seems to fly by.
Throughout these installments, weve seen our superheroes in peril, their lives in grave danger.
But its been impossible to fully invest in the drama knowing that a newAvengersmovie was flying in the wings.
We all knew theyd save the day.
Given thatEndgametitle, nobody here is a surefire survivor.
This means the tears are real and the poignant moments stick to the guts.
Mara Reinstein,Us Weekly
Endgameacknowledges that not every entry in the saga is perfect.
Times have changed and so have tastes.
But it also acknowledges we all know every inch of these movies and what theyve meant to a generation.
Moira Macdonald,the Seattle Times
