The Avengers (2012 movie)

Directed by: Joss Whedon
Released: 2012
Country: United States

Genres: Sci-Fi, Action

Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston  

Rating: 3 out of 5

Review

Iron Man, Hawkeye, the Hulk, Captain America, Black Widow, Thor,- all these names are quite familiar to us. Personally, I'd not seen a Marvel movie before The Avengers. As a result, the characters were quite new to me. 

Well, the movie shows how the above-mentioned superheros unite and try to save the world after Loki, a brother of Thor, plans to invade the Earth. Loki is the antagonist of the film.

Well, for those who are a fan of these characters, the movie must have been quite a lot exciting to them, as all of the characters can be seen in the film. But as I was completely unfamiliar with the characters (I just knew their names!), I personally found the movie a little bit confusing, but however, the confusion soon disappeared and everything was quite clear to me very soon.

The Avengers has lots of actions in it. For those who like action films, this movie will obviously be very good.

Let's first describe the things which I liked about this film. The story is presented in a fine way; there are lots of humor and jokes throughout. One of the scenes which made me laugh out loud was a scene featuring the Hulk. I just loved the part when everyone thinks the Iron Man is dead, and the Hulk gives out a scream and Iron Man wakes up. Excellent scene! Also, when Thor mentions that Loki was adopted was quite funny. There are lots of humorous and likeable elements within the film.

The acting was excellent. Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Chris Hemsworth, and Tom Hiddleston, and all others, of course, gave wonderful and excellent performances. The character of the Hulk was the most amusing.

The action scenes are mostly meaningful and interesting. 

And now coming to the points which I disliked about this movie. It's too long (2 hours and 23 minutes) and the action scenes, though meaningful and interesting, were a bit too long. Really, the film could have been much shorter. It'd have made the film so much better if it just had been a little bit shorter. Also, though the story is wonderfully presented, and is very likeable, sometimes it becomes a little confusing. But, however, at most of the times, the story is clear and, obviously, it's enjoyable.

Therefore, this is an action-packed superhero film and those who love action movies should seriously see this film. I, personally, didn't dislike the film, but didn't find it excellent as well. The film could have been so much better if it was a bit shorter.

3 out of 5.