Avengers: Infinity War / ***½ (PG-13)

Marvel Studios

Tony Stark/Iron Man: Robert Downey Jr.

Thor: Chris Hemsworth

Bruce Banner/Hulk: Mark Ruffalo

Steve Rogers/Captain America: Chris Evans

Natasha Romanoff: Scarlett Johansson

James Rhodes/ War Machine: Don Cheadle

Doctor Strange: Benedict Cumberbatch

Peter Parker/Spider-Man: Tom Holland

T’Challa/ Black Panther: Chadwick Boseman

Gamora: Zoe Saldana

Nebula: Karen Gillan

Loki: Tom Hiddleston

Vision: Paul Bettany

Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch: Elizabeth Olsen

Sam Wilson/Falcon: Anthony Mackie

Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier: Sebastian Shaw

Heimdall: Idris Elba

Okoye: Danai Gurira

Mantis: Pom Klementieff

Drax: Dave Bautista

Groot (voice): Vin Diesel

Rocket (voice): Bradley Cooper

Pepper Potts: Gwenyth Paltrow

The Collector: Benicio Del Toro

Thanos: Josh Brolin

Peter Quill/Star-Lord: Chris Pratt

Marvel Studios & Walt Disney Pictures presents a film directed by Anthony Russo & Joe Russo. Written by Christopher Markus & Stephen Feely.  Based on the Marvel Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Captain America created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby. Star-Lord created by Steve Englehart and Steve Gan. Rocket Raccoon created by Bill Mantlo and Keith Giffen. Thanos, Gamora & Drax created by Jim Starlin. Groot created by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby. Mantis created by Steve Englehart and Don Heck. Running time: 149 min. Rated PG-13 (for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, language and some crude references).

I struggle to find exactly what to discuss about Marvel’s latest epic cinematic enterprise, Avengers: Infinity War. Marvel is very good at building toward big events such as this one, and they’ve spent several movies worth over the past few years building to this movie in particular. Just look at that cast list. Don’t think I’ve listed the only faces you’ll recognize from other Marvel movies either. The subjects of those movies have their own unrelated adventures, and little details and credit cookies in them lend hints toward the greater story that they all are building toward. Now it is here. It is a good story and a fitting one considering the grandeur of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The set ups are done and the players play their part and to say any more than that would spoil everything they’ve built. So, I will leave you with this biblical verse, which in itself may be saying too much.

“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”

                                                                                                                        Genesis 3:19