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.