Edit: 8.5/10 to 9/10
I guess I'm too big of a fan of Marvel's. The anticipation and expectation got to me. And I just realised, another movie that was filled with expectation was Star Wars: The Force Awakens and I also gave the same score for that movie.
This is like the opposite of Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice too. Where I was more forgiving on that DC movie, I'm more strict on this one because I'm more familiar with these characters.
Let's start off with action sequences. No doubt that airport scene which everyone has been raving about, was the strongest one. It was a dream come true and I have to thank the Russo Brothers for creating it so beautifully - as if they jumped out of the pages of a comic book. With the inclusion of Spider-Man, it was just a geek's prayers answered.
Now that Ant-Man and Spider-Man are in Phase 3, they have added so much more to the Marvel Cinematic Universe because of their brand of humour. I'm so surprised my favourite line of this entire thing came from Paul Rudd when he said, I may be paraphrasing, "I believe this belongs to you, Captain America." I can imagine Rudd making a stupid face inside his mask and itt brings that warm and fuzzy feeling on the inside every time I think of it.
There were enough screen time for all of the characters to convey their choice of a side in the storyline. No one really felt left out, even the ones that had the least screen time. And from here, what I appreciated most was the many layers of struggle between Captain America and Iron Man, plus Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr.'s commitment to their characters through the performances. They were a joy to watch.
My biggest compliment to the movie would be that I started off on the side of #TeamCap, and by the middle of it I wasn't so sure anymore. Iron Man's side made so much sense and to see the aftermath of certain events, I was screaming inside for Cap to see that the other side of things could be better. The story was written that well by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely.
But the biggest downside came from inserting a villain here. Even though the villain fit into the story, but I thought everything that happened in the villain's favour came together too easily and conveniently. Who is this person to be able to pull off what he did? It just didn't make that much sense from that point of view.
I also didn't like how Vision was portrayed here by Paul Bettany. He was one of my favourite characters in Avengers: Age Of Ultron, but maybe I was caught off guard here, I thought he was too "human" in his expressions.
Also, I did not care much for the romance that was going on. I thought it felt awkward and I could definitely have done without one scene, although it did provide one of the best laughs.
My biggest complaint as a fanboy here would be the airport scene as well. While the action sequences were top-notched, there were many times I was wondering where Vision or Scarlet Witch were. Understandably there were just too many characters to feature, but even so, the absence of these few characters went on for too long a period of time to be convincing.
What I love most about the movie was how it left me feeling in the end. So much fight and hurt has been thrown around that nothing will ever be the same again for both Cap and Iron Man, as well as their respective teammates.
And I'll say this, I'm more excited now for both the Black Panther and Spider-Man standalone movies that will be out in the next two years.
The Russo Brothers have done a phenomenal job here; but it's true what they say, you can't satisfy everyone.
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