The Breakdown

  • Thanos gets real motivation and screen time
  • Practical sets and effects over committee slop
  • Heroic sacrifice and duty treated seriously
  • Still franchise connective tissue, not pure auteur
  • CGI army battles carry some dead weight

Side Effects

half the heroes dusted, audience left wanting more

Watch Instead

Loved it? Mainline 'Dune: Part Two' next — same scale, tighter focus, fewer quips.