Avengers Assemble (Joss Whedon, 2012)

Chucking together the biggest superhero money-spinners that Sony hasn't managed to get its paws on and that comics had at least set the groundwork for in terms of background, Avengers Assemble promises much in the way of rollercoaster thrills and certainly delivers on an FX level, with a few character interaction interludes in the midst of the fray gamely trying to tie all the disparate personages together and give them all individual agendas. What the film really fails to do, though, with three demigod-powered types amongst a band of mere mortals, is convincingly give the lesser ones much of interest to contribute as Earth gets invaded by an army of aliens. The impending sequel will have to deal with the same problem and will probably also fail in the attempt.

5/10