

Never has the “Marvel Cinematic Universe” seemed like more of a universe, in ways both good and bad. (Marvel fans will recall he spent the interim years perfecting the extraterrestrial ultimate-fighting skills that he showed off in last year’s Thor: Ragnarok.) At one point, having sat out the whole Captain America: Civil War storyline, Banner asks, “The Avengers broke up? Like a band? Like the Beatles?” Later, he’s more incredulous still at the launch of not one, but two new arthropod-based Marvel franchises: “There’s an Ant-Man and a Spider-Man?” Oh, Bruce. the actor Mark Ruffalo-shows up early in Avengers: Infinity War, he has a bit of catching up to do. But actually-trust me, and take a deep breath-that was eight Marvel movies ago. It seems like only a couple of Marvel movies ago that the original Avengers-Cap, Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Hulk, Hawkeye-were duking it out with Tony Stark’s high-end, ill-advised kitchenware Ultron and his shiny utensil-minions. Those who wish to avoid any such knowledge should see the movie first.Īh, how times passes. Note: Although this review avoids spoilers, it inevitably contains hints of what transpires in the film.
