"Avengers: Infinity War" loses a 1/2 star because it's part 1 of 2. And at an exhausting 150 minutes, you still have to wait until May, 2019 to see the conclusion. (Do I sound miffed?) This movie is overstuffed with plot, characters and a larger-than-life villain. Perhaps a villain to end all villains. After all, he snaps his fingers and half of the world's population dies. The story careens between New York, space, Wakanda and other locations and the battles are more brutal than we're used to. The overarching narrative is that uber-villain Thanos (Josh Brolin) is coming, and unless he's stopped, he will bring with him a universal apocalypse. His goal is to collect the six Infinity Stones. Once he gets them, he will have the power of a god and no living entity will be able to stop him. It's up to the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy and other Marvel Comics Universe heroes to thwart him.
Much of the screen time is devoted to battles although there are a few moments, mostly early in the film, where we get some exposition and character interaction. The CGI is spectacular, if not overdone at times. If you're a fan, you've already seen "Avengers: Infinity War" at least once. If you're not a fan, I'm sure you don't understand what all the fuss is about.
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