Avengers: Infinity Warhas screened for critics and they’ve officially started to weigh in on the Marvel Studios epic. Those who have any doubts about the upcoming event need not be worried, as the movie has officially been certified Fresh by Rotten Tomatoes. While that by no means ensures thateveryone will love the movie, it is a good indicator that many fans are going to have themselves a good time with it. At the very least, it sounds like Marvel didn’t drop the ball with this one, which is impressive.
As of this writing,Avengers: Infinity Warhas an 86 percent approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with 106 reviews counted. Currently, there are 17 negative reviews. These numbers will fluctuate, but that’s a reasonable sample size for something like this. What this potentially indicates is that this movie, in the eyes of some, isn’t as much of ahome runas something likeBlack Panther, which is currently the highest-rated movie in the MCU on Rotten Tomatoes at 96 percent. For what it may be worth, here’s what the aggregation site says the critical consensus is forInfinity War.
“Avengers: Infinity War ably juggles a dizzying array of MCU heroes in the fight against their gravest threat yet, and the result is a thrilling, emotionally resonant blockbuster that (mostly) realizes its gargantuan ambitions.”
In terms ofhow this stacks up in the overall MCU,Avengers: Infinity Waris behindBlack Panther(96 percent),Iron Man(94 percent),The Avengers(92 percent),Spider-Man: Homecoming(92 percent),Thor: Ragnarok(92 percent),Guardians of the Galaxy(91 percent),Captain America: Civil War(91 percent),Captain America: The Winter Soldier(91 percent) andDoctor Strange(89 percent). So that puts it roughly in the middle of the pack, since there are 18 movies in the MCU overall so far.Infinity waris just ahead ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2(83 percent) andAnt-Man(82 percent).
There is a lot to consider when looking at this score.Avengers: Infinity Warhas the burden ofunbelievably massive expectationsplaced upon it. This has literally been an entire decade in the making and there is an insane amount of stuff this movie needs to accomplish. Fans and critics, on an individual basis, are going to process it very differently. The important thing here is that early word is mostly positive.
Marvel Studios isno stranger to breaking records at the box office, butAvengers: Infinity Waris looking at a possible $500 million global opening, with the possibility that the movie could topStar Wars: The Force Awakensfor the best domestic opening weekend ever. Fans are very excited. The movie is just around the corner. The reviews are in. After all of the waiting and speculation, this movie is finally about to be here. Now comes the business of avoiding spoilers until you see the movie. Be careful on social media for the next few days, folks. This news comes to us courtesy ofRotten Tomatoes.
