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Film: The Avengers
Director: Joss Whedon
Cast: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris
Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson,
Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston and Samuel L
Jackson
Rating: ****
There’s an obnoxiously ambitious moment in
The Avengers: a single shot that lasts over a
minute, with the camera following each of the
six Avengers engaged in battle, one by one. You
hold your breath in awe, taken in by the
relentless action that cuts across the screen
like Hanzo’s sword, waiting for some
respite, only to be bombarded with more
breathtaking action. This is blockbuster
entertainment at its best — a thrill-a-
minute ride, and a superhero orgy that leaves
you gasping for more.
It’s amazing all that The Avengers pulls off,
given all that could have gone wrong. The scale
is mammoth, to put it mildly. Thankfully, in the
hands of director Joss Whedon, the sheer
extent of what the film has to offer — six
superheroes and mind-numbing action —
never gets in the way of compelling
storytelling. Along with an action and SFX team
that excels, a bunch of really good (and well-
cast) actors and a great script (co-written
with Zak Penn), Whedon gives us what probably
is the most entertaining superhero film yet.
Watching The Avengers is like experiencing the
eighth Harry Potter movie before the others.
The film gets down to business right away.
Earth is in danger of being obliterated, with
otherworldly creatures having waged war. Led
by Loki, the Norse God and Avenger Thor’s
half-brother, an army called the Chikauri
attack the human race. In their way stand
superheroes — each as formidable as the
other, each dealing with his/her demons, and
with each other. A climactic action sequence
has the Avengers fight off not evil scientists
or maniacal convicts, but an army of aliens
over one of the most astoundingly picturised
action sequences.


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