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‘Avengers: Endgame ’ Review: A Messy Love Letter to the Biggest Movie Franchise of the Century After the monumental cliffhanger of "Infinity War," the Marvel Cinematic Universe concludes its latest phase with an epic nostalgia trip. “Avengers: Endgame” By assembling a decade of superhero narratives into the spectacular package that was “Avengers: Infinity War,” Marvel Studios pulled off the most dramatic blockbuster gamble of all time. Directors Anthony and Joe Russo imported the complex world-building approach from generations of Marvel Comics into a cinematic whole, creating a noisy mishmash of beloved characters and CGI-laced showdowns. It was a unique negotiation between spectacle and character, more impressive than anyone could have anticipated. But it would have been little more than a costly collage without the most dramatic cliffhanger in modern history, and “ Avengers: Endgame ” strains from contending with the fallout of that twist. Few spoilers follow here, thoug...