Avengers Assemble

Radio Times“A hugely entertaining superhero epic ...” So far, so comic book, but what raises this escapade above the merely awesome is a script brimming with the snappy, laugh-out-loud banter and moments that were a staple of Whedon's TV series...

Little White Lies“A shiny, caged beast of a film...” Whedon has fired all his guns at once and come up with one of the most exciting, coherent and butt-crunching action films in recent memory...

Guardian“Biff-bang-pow tends to prevail...” A Marvel fan since childhood, the writer-director's confident take on the Avengers series carries the mark of a piece of expensively assembled fan fiction, albeit stitched together with a lightness and wit...

Film4“Set a comic book franchise gold standard...” Luckily, Marvel entrusted this particular roll of the dice to Joss Whedon, a writer-director known for his deft handling of character and his ability to judge exactly when to undercut pomp with humour and when to bring on the emotion...

Empire“A joyous blend...” The Avengers have been assembled and, for the most part, they fit together superbly. A joyous blend of heroism and humour that raises the stakes even as it maintains a firm grip on what makes the individual heroes tick...

Total Film “Big, brash and very funny...” This 142-minute romp between gods, monsters, men and supermen packs so much crowd-pleasing colour and humour that it’s impossible not to walk out grinning...

The Telegraph“Lavishly enjoyable, chewily-titled film...” Avengers sets the bar impressively high, and that it does it with a smile is all the more refreshing. A lot of this stuff has been done before, and recently – but never quite as well as this...

Time Out“Off-kilter wit and attention to character...” ‘Avengers Assemble’ may not be the Joss Whedon movie everyone remembers in 2012, but it does offer this hugely talented writer-director – too long confined to TV and the web – the opportunity (and the budget) to show what he’s capable of...