The Marvel Cinematic Universe just seems to be getting bigger and bolder. “Avengers: Infinity War” seeks to bring in the dozens of heroes from the previous Marvel movies and it really is a great spectacle.

The Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy and other Marvel heroes must join forces if they are to stop the evil intergalactic warlord Thanos (Josh Brolin “The Goonies”, “Jonah Hex”) from getting his hands on all the Infinity Stones. If Thanos collects them all and places them on his gauntlet, he will be able to fulfil his wish and wipe out half of the population of the universe.

It is really great to see Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr. “U.S. Marshals”), Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch “War Horse”), Spider-Man (Tom Holland “The Impossible”), the Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo “13 Going On 30”), Star Lord (Chris Pratt “Passengers”) and many more all share the screen. However, the Guardians of the Galaxy characters are just so darn likeable that I wish they were the focus of the movie. Thanos is a really good villain and I think his evil plan is actually quite interesting. He also gets the most screen time out of all the characters and that makes sense considering he is the reason why they all need to work together.

“Avengers: Infinity War” features some terrific action sequences and it adds in an appropriate level of humour (the Kevin Bacon joke is brilliant). I thought that the Marvel movies might be starting to get a little stale by now but this shows you that they know how to keeps things fresh and can raise the stakes when necessary. While I do not think it’s a masterpiece (or even the best Marvel film), there is no denying that “Avengers: Infinity War” is a great addition to the superhero genre and I look forward to seeing the resolution in “Avengers: Endgame”.