The Marvel Cinematic Universe has often been knocked for its lack of colourful heavies, but in Thanos we’re presented with a villain whose ruthlessness gives Infinity War significant stakes. Though these superheroes’ standalone movies have their own styles, Infinity War blends them together seamlessly - while early on suggesting what violent, sadistic fiends Thanos and his henchmen are. Working with frequent Marvel screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, the Russos quickly capture the essence of characters as different as Tom Holland’s impetuous young Spider-Man and Mark Ruffalo’s self-conscious Hulk. This is the third Marvel film directed by brothers Anthony and Joe Russo ( Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War), and it’s a sizable achievement that they’re able to find the narrative space for so many superheroes. Infinity War brings together the fractured, squabbling Avengers (led by Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man and Chris Evans’ Captain America) alongside other Marvel heroes such as the Guardians Of The Galaxy (led by Chris Pratt’s Star-Lord) and Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) to battle Thanos (Josh Brolin), an intergalactic menace who wants to collect the six Infinity Stones that will give him the power to rule the universe. Superhero fatigue could be an issue, but it seems foolish to bet against the company at this point. Opening across the globe April 27, this Marvel entry - the studio’s 19th in the last 10 years - will be competing with its own past record-breakers, including The Avengers ($1.5 billion worldwide), Avengers: Age Of Ultron ($1.4 billion) and Black Panther (currently $1.3 billion). In a cinematic world stuffed with big-budget movies, Infinity War is a genuine blockbuster. 149minsĪ gargantuan entertainment - funny, confident, thrilling - Avengers: Infinity War has been advertised as the culmination of Marvel’s decade of box-office dominance, and for once the hype is warranted.īrolin exudes such calm, cruel malice that his evil is gripping and horrifyingĮxpertly juggling a mammoth amount of characters - as well as introducing a truly monstrous villain, which hasn’t always been this franchise’s strong suit - the film boasts plenty of comic-book action while also making room for a darker tone and emotional resonance rarely matched in previous instalments.
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