The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Avengers: Infinity War
(Cert 12A, 149 mins)
It’s the beginning of the end for the various factions of the Marvel Comics universe as mighty Thanos (Josh Brolin) continues his quest to claim the Infinity Stones to power a gauntlet that will allow him to exert power over every living creature.
It has been two years since Captain America (Chris Evans) and his superpowered allies – Bucky Barnes, aka Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), Sam Wilson, aka Falcon (Anthony Mackie), Wanda Maximoff, aka Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), Clint Barton, aka Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) and Scott Lang, aka Ant-man (Paul Rudd) – split from the main Avengers group in Captain America: Civil War.
The move meant they went toe-totoe with billionaire inventor Tony Stark, aka Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr), and his cohorts Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), James Rhodes, aka War Machine (Don Cheadle), Vision (Paul Bettany), Prince T’challa, aka Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), and Peter Parker, aka Spider-man (Tom Holland). By the end of the film they were still divided.
But now the threat posed by Thanos has dire repercussions for hundreds of civilisations across the universe, which compels the Guardians of the Galaxy to stand in solidarity with the Avengers and their allies.
Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), greenskinned assassin Gamora (Zoe Saldana), genetically engineered raccoon Rocket (voiced by Bradley Cooper), his tree-like sidekick Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel), vengeanceseeking warrior Drax the Destroyer (Dave Bautista) and Mantis (Pom Klementieff) must bridge deep divisions between the two factions.
They work with the likes of Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Bruce Banner, aka Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch). A sequel to Avengers: Infinity War will be released on April 26 2019 so expect a heartbreaking resolution to this film.
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