Avengers Assemble

We're all in this together...Chris Hemsworth as Thor..Chris Evans as Captain America..Avengers Assemble

When you go to superhero movies, you expect them to be long - very long. Avengers Assemble is one of those films with a tremendous 143 minute length. To me, it's length didn't falter how good it was. Director Joss Whedon gives great fun to Marvel fans but also, something actually watchable for parents to enjoy. It's a ensemble superhero movie that pits expert heroes - Captain America (Chris Evans), Dr. Bruce Banner AKA the Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Tony Stark AKA Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.) against Thor's manipulative and treacherous brother, Loki (played by a very well-acted Tom Hiddleston.) Before the words, 'Avengers Assemble' have even popped up on the screen, Loki has stolen a energy called the Tesseract, a blue see-through box that many fans will remember from Captain America: The First Avenger. There is a lot of comedy to keep the film at an easy level and not just a lot of action - many films have fallen victim to this *cough* Transformers *cough.* The comedy mainly comes from Iron Man (Downey, Jr.) with his quick wit and snipes at other people at the room - he is the smartest man in the room, although it's self-appointed. The Hulk provides a few decent gags, there is one very funny scene where a man encounters a naked Bruce Banner (after pre-Hulk mode) and one of the best scenes in the whole film, where Loki declares himself a god and that he shouldn't be bullied, only to be tossed on the floor like a doll by the Hulk. One let down is the lack of backstory for Hawkeye. Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and Hulk each have their own films but Hawkeye and Black Widow don't. Black Widow gets a bit of a backstory - enough for you to know the character. Hawkeye is different. He gets possessed in the first few minutes and when he's out of his 'trance' nothing more is explained. To conclude this review, Joss Whedon has put together a terrific ensemble superhero film, that will win over the fans, and surely the critics.




4/5