Cast: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson Samuel L Jackson ....
Director: Joss Whedon
This is a super hero movie on steroids!!! Its everything you wanted as a kid.
After successfully introducing movie-goers to Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America, and Thor in previous films, the decision to get all these big guns firing as one was brave to say the least…given that each of them inhabits a different space, and comes with his own set of quirks and characteristics. But writer-director Joss Whedon, recognizes that challenge clearly, and uses exactly that to form the basis of his story – in order to come together to fight a common enemy, these superheroes must first sort out their own egos and differences.
The enemy here is Loki, the demi-god who you might remember, was banished from heavens in THOR. The Avengers opens with Loki (Tom Hiddleston) stealing the Tesseract, a powerful energy source, with which he intends to open a portal to space to summon an alien army to help him enslave all mankind.
In response, Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson), director of international peacekeeping agency SHIELD, gathers his best men: billionaire industrialist Tony Stark aka Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr), supersoldier Steve Rogers aka Captain America (Chris Evans), god of thunder and Loki's brother Thor (Chris Hemsworth), ace scientist and Hulk alter-ego Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), along with slinky Russian spy Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and expert marksman Clint Barton aka Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner). Together they must work as a team to fight Loki's world-ending scheme but there's that small matter of fighting amongst each other to resolve first.
Director Joss Whedon have to be credited for more than one reason here. For one, the scenes are properly shot. There are no redundant action sequences or boring dialogue manifestations. The actions are shot with drop dead reality that the X factor that keeps every one to the edge of their seats. He also maintains a cracking pace, switching deftly between spectacular action sequences, and witty interaction scenes between the characters.
Though Robert Downey Jr. gets the Lions Share of punch dialogues, its the Hulk that wins the most applause. The significance is equally divided among its six leads each with their own areas of expertise and no-one feels left out. It is also the sheer brilliance of the director to keep the Humor in every situation through-out the film.
The performances are top-notch across the cast, particularly from Mark Ruffalo, who plays the Hulk far more sympathetically than in the two previous films that starred Eric Bana and Edward Norton as the angry green fellow. Ruffalo nails the almost relationship between Dr Banner and his alter ego, and delivers plenty spontaneous laughs.
In the end, The Avengers isn't just an ultimate spectacle, but also incredibly smart and surprisingly humorous. The Unexpected moments, both action and humor, will surely glue you to the seats.
Go on.. Full fill your childhood fantasy... :D
Rating : 5/5
