Avengers: Endgame (2019) directed by Anthony and Joe Russo
After failing to stop Thanos's plan to kill half the living things in the universe, the few remaining Avengers band together and take him out. But they still aren't satisfied. They try to move on with their lives. The devastation is very hard on everyone. Thor (Chris Hemsworth) has settled the few remaining Asgardians on Earth but hardly provides any leadership. Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) has settled down in the country with Pepper Pots (Gwyneth Paltrow). Captain America (Chris Evans) is trying to get people to move on with their lives, but both regular people and superheroes. When Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) returns from the quantum realm, he has a crazy scheme to save everyone. The other Avengers are desperate enough to try anything, so they go with it in hopes of changing things back to normal.
The story is a sprawling epic that rewards faithful viewers who have watch the twenty or so previous films. A lot of previous characters and plots are revisited in a clever and satisfying way. Some are given short shrift (Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) is basically a deus ex machina plot aid, not really a person) but not too many. Legitimate moments of suspense are balanced out with humanizing comedy and impressive action sequences. The ending wraps up a bunch of plot threads nicely while leaving new opportunities open (though some look more promising than others).
Highly recommended.
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