Acting: 8/10, A-list actors putting on great performances.

CGI: 9/10, Gargantuan effort, a small nation of highly talented and competent people putting in an absurd amount of time to make this movie possible.

Shot Composition: 6/10, Nothing too interesting or groundbreaking, but serviceable.

Direction: 5/10, The effort required to direct a monster this huge with a production team this vast is truly commendable. The aforementioned shot composition selection does bring the score down a bit, but not as much as...

Writing: 1/10, Rotten to its very core, the foundations of this film's writing are shaky at best.

Unfortunately, you can have all the fun and cool pretty lights, big shot actors, and fan service all you want, but this does not a great film make. Writing is, and always will be, at the forefront of good storytelling, regardless of the medium. The fact that this movie is rated above some of the greatest movies of all time really irks me, but I understand why many people like it.

There truly are some great scenes in this movie, but they have to be taken out of context with the rest of movie in order to be truly enjoyable as most of these scenes require acute contrivances and/or broken plot fundamentals in order to facilitate them happening in the first place. This entire movie needed to be re-written at the base level as it not only squanders many of the potential for different character's growth from Infinity War (or leaves previously interesting characters flat and lifeless), but also many payoffs don't have sufficient build up so as to leave them either unsatisfying or just plain confusing. The climax feels more cynical than anything else, writing/direction staff knew what cards to play to achieve the highest fan level excitement, and they did so, regardless of contrivance or character motivation. And to cap it off, the lack of consequences in this film is palpable, contrary as to what was portrayed in the previous entry Infinity War.

I do understand that at its core, this movie's (and every other MCU title or blockbuster) goal is to make money, first and foremost. Not only that, but this movie was also made to expand the MCU so they could potentially generate even more blockbuster hits. My problem is, that one could do that, and also make a great story, interesting plot, fantastic characters, etc. However, it seems that the production team instead opted use kiddie gloves with the audience and pursue cheap dopamine hits to maximize fan excitement and get butts in seats. Unfortunately for the greater art of storytelling, it worked. I watched this movie once, and I have not, or will revisit it. It is simply not worth the time.