Very mixed bag! Probably my favorite single performance of the franchise from Sir Ben Kingsley. Just incredible. Guy Pearce is strong too, proving again this general rule of the superb villain casting in the MCU, at least up to this point. Otherwise, this film waffled a lot tonally and had some jarring chemistry between actors. It felt like a lot of different movies smushed together without a ton of finesse. Definitely had its moments, and RDJ is still my favorite of the Marvel leading men, but overall it's just medium for me.
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The Avengers 2012
A lot of fun! It's always satisfying to "get the squad together", and this film is no exception. That said, it becomes increasingly difficult to build a satisfying narrative with so many superheroes, which results in a less personal story than some of the previous entries managed. Nice performances all around, with a particular nod to Mark Ruffalo who brings a much needed weirdness to Bruce Banner. I zone out during most of the heavy CGI sequences, but I did…
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The Incredible Hulk 2008
The second film in the modern Marvel franchise can't quite compete with it's predecessor, and in many ways just feels like a poor imitation of it. The storyline is strikingly similar, with the villain essentially being a copycat of the superhero himself. Edward Norton is a wonderful actor, but Bruce Banner fails to capture my curiosity in the way that Tony Stark does. Banner is much more one note: a brillaint man with a decent set of morals who lives…
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