While it's possible to praise
the sheer scale of the film and the audacity of its shocking (and, yes, genuinely chilling) finale, there are also long stretches of this movie that feel rudderless.
Not exact matches
The Holocaust was about the
sheer scale of numbers and the haunting atmosphere
of the
film is created with a liberal killing
of the extras that never lets up.
While we're no stranger to the idea
of shock deaths in movies and TV series — our favorite characters being killed off gives fans something to talk about — the
sheer scale of what happens at the end
of Infinity War, and the Russo brothers decision to leave the ball in Thanos» court, is unprecedented when it comes to a
film franchise
of this
scale.
Speaking
of which - with Civil War, directors Anthony and Joe Russo (who also helmed The Winter Soldier) deliver some
of the most impressive superhero - based fight scenes and set pieces featured in any Marvel Studios
film yet, in terms
of both the
sheer scale and creativity
of the Avenger vs. Avenger battles.
You can understand the lure
of America to British
film - makers: the
sheer scale of its geography and population is irresistibly inviting to restless foreign artists in search
of new subjects and stories, with a global reach and recognisability that closer - to - home stories can rarely find.