[Rausch]

I was impressed.

I think they used the Hulk right. He didn't have as much time in the movie as the other characters but they made the most of his time. I think the two biggest laughs were "hulk moments."

I think the only character that was misused or not fleshed out was Hawkeye. He didn't have his own movie and his screen time was limited. That said he's a guy with a ****ing bow and arrows. Meh, not much missed there.

They also did a good job of letting you know where everyone is on the food chain. Hawkeye and Black Widow are just every day humans who are skilled fighters. No real "powers" there. Iron man is super intelligent with all the cool toys. Thor acts like he's the god of thunder. Hulk is...on his own level. He's Poe playing tackle football with 6th graders.

They didn't try to make this the X-Men where everyone is a greek god. There are different personalities and ability levels and they do a good job of mixing and matching.

And for an acton movie, especially after 2nd viewing, there is character development. You wouldn't think there'd be time with all the characters you have to fit in but most of these characters evolve as the movie goes on.

For the genre it hit a home run. It knows it's an action movie and does that well without doing anything else poorly. Thats rare lately. There is no deep message or political point of view.

And for parents I really can't think of anything I wouldn't want a 10 year old to see. There is violence (not graphic) but I don't remember any cussing or even mild nudity...