by Frank Showalter
Best Marvel movie.
With the Infinity Saga done, it’s easier to forgive this entry for what it is: a plot-heavy middle chapter in a larger story that relegates the Ultron character to a McGuffin.
A satisfying conclusion to 11-years of Marvel films. The “time heist” plot proves secondary to a series of images and moments recreating the pre-adolescent awe I experienced reading the source comics. Not as resonant as Infinity War, but just as entertaining.
Awakening of the Beast collapses under the weight of its own ambitions.
A couple (Irene Dunne and Cary Grant) tries to spoil each other’s new romances before their divorce becomes final.
