Critics hail Avengers Endgame as a cinematic triumph

Piece by: Geoffrey Mbuthia
Lifestyle

Film critics unleashed overwhelmingly positive reviews on Tuesday of "Avengers: Endgame," the highly anticipated final installment in a decade-long superhero story from Walt Disney Co's Marvel Studios.

As of Tuesday afternoon, all but one of 56 "Endgame" reviews collected by the Rotten Tomatoes website were rated as positive.

USA Today's Brian Truitt called the three-hour film "Marvel's glorious greatest-hits package" with callbacks to previous adventures that will thrill fans who have faithfully followed characters such as Iron Man and Thor.

"It's also a singular, sprawling and hugely satisfying tale that begins with a brutal, emotional gut punch and takes you on quite the trip with the original Avengers crew," Truitt said.

"We’ve lived with these characters and the actors playing them for more than a decade," Scott wrote. "For the most part, it’s nice to see them again, and a little sad to say goodbye."

Box office experts say "Endgame" may break the opening weekend record for ticket sales in the United States and Canada, which now stands at $257.7 million for "Infinity War."