Avengers: Infinity War
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: April 27, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
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Generally favorable reviews based on 54 Critic Reviews
Positive:
39
Mixed:
14
Negative:
1
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60
The TelegraphTim RobeyApr 24, 2018
Organisationally, the movie has a struggle on its hands not to seem like the contents of a toy chest simply chucked down the stairs, with all the chaos of limbs and accessories that implies. Read full review
60
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzApr 24, 2018
Thanos is the most interesting, and most complex, character here. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfApr 24, 2018
It’s hard to give sibling co-directors Joe and Anthony Russo (makers of the thornier Captain America films) any credit—or blame, really—for steering a product that’s been so corporately fine-tuned. They toggle dutifully between million-dollar quips and Wrestlemania smackdowns, and when they find room for a vista of galactic stillness, it’s not out of any inspired vision so much as the need for air. Read full review
60
ScreenCrushMatt SingerApr 24, 2018
I appreciate the sheer logistical achievement of Infinity War (and the chutzpah of its ending). I laughed a bunch of times, and some of the scenes are definitely exciting. But I would be lying if I pretended this movie ever grabbed me the way the best MCU movies did. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubA.A. Dowd Apr 25, 2018
Infinity War inherits plenty of the problems endemic to crossovers: the privileging of quantity over quality, of spectacle over story, and of the shock value of major changes to the status quo over just about everything else. Read full review
50
The New YorkerAnthony LaneApr 30, 2018
The plot consists of bits: a fiery slugfest, a pause for bonding, a quick weep, and a patch of jokey repartee, before the slugging returns. Acts of sacrifice are dotted throughout, and we are urged to applaud the burgeoning fellowship of those who unite against Thanos, but, in truth, it’s every man for himself. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternApr 25, 2018
As for everything that happens this time around, it’s a function — or malfunction — of the sequel’s two-part structure. The problem is penultimateness, too much setup and too little payoff. The solution comes, presumably, around the same time next year. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleApr 25, 2018
Over the last few years, the Avengers, together and separately, have spawned a number of good, very good, or reasonably entertaining movies. But with Avengers: Infinity War, the Marvel Comics franchise arrives at the stage of decadence. There’s just too much of it. A victim of its own success, there are just too many appealing characters here to stuff into one story. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsApr 24, 2018
The film has its momentary diversions, a few good throwaway jokes amid a tremendous amount of PG-13 maiming and destruction. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 24, 2018
Ordinary rules of drama don’t apply in the Marvel Universe, so expecting Avengers: Infinity War to build suspense, reach a climax and deliver some sort of conclusion is just…unreasonable. Read full review
50
The New York TimesA.O. ScottApr 24, 2018
Where you end up may not be where you thought this was going. The final act, including the post-credits sting (to infinity and beyond, as it were) brings a chill, a darkness and a hush that represent something new in this universe. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineKeith UhlichApr 24, 2018
Infinity War is all manic monotony. It's passably numbing in the moment. And despite the hard-luck finish—something an obligatory post-credits sequence goes a long way toward neutering—it's instantly forgettable. Read full review
40
SlateSam AdamsApr 24, 2018
Sitting through its 2 hours and 30 minutes is like gorging on tapas: You wind up both overstuffed and unsatisfied. Read full review
40
TimeStephanie ZacharekApr 24, 2018
There’s no pacing in Avengers: Infinity War. It’s all sensation and no pulse. Everything is big, all of the time. Read full review
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