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So lockdown broke me and I finally decided to watch the MCU movies, I enjoyed some of them (Civil War was very good) others not so much (looking at you, Dark World)

I finally watched Infinite War and dear god, there is far too much going on to feel invested in anything properly, plus the god damn stupid "comedy" moments just ruin the entire atmosphere, it's clear Disney is scared of making a serious comic book movie and is responsible for people writing off comic book movies as children's films.

A film about half of the universe being eradicated should feel grim and hopeless, Mass Effect 3 and Neon Genesis did this perfectly, this however, felt like a comedy film that was scared to be a comedy yet still went all in on corny unnecessary jokes.

Infinity War feels confused, like its having an identity crisis, is it a film about heroes trying to stop an alien being destroying half of all organic life? Or is it a feel good comedy romp? Why not both? Well why not indeed, so that's what Disney did and you end up with a movie that wants to be taken seriously and make you laugh at the exact same time and it just simply does not deliver on either of those things for me, how many times do characters need to go off the rails and start having petty school yard arguments or sarcastic comments? It's like trying to watch Saving Private Ryan and seeing someone stand on a rake at the Normandy beach landing, it feels out of place.

But the problem is not just the jokes, nothing fits in properly, it's a mess, Disney truly threw everything at the wall to see what would stick.

The worst thing is Marvel stans will continue to insist that these films are not kids films, they are, there's nothing wrong with that but they are marketed for kids, throwing in a few swear words and basic entry level philosophy doesn't change that, but these CGI blockbusters are being touted as some of the best films ever made when they're nothing more than a bit of fun made by a billion dollar company to flog merchandise to kids and man children.

This was a very dissapointing experience overall, I'm dreading watching the next one now.

I'm a big fan of Drag Race and Bianca Del Rio was a personal favourite of mine so naturally I was excited to watch a feature length movie featuring her in a lead role, sadly it didn't deliver to the potential it had as a comedy or a movie in general.

Without diving too much into the plot (or lack thereof) Hurricane Bianca jumps mindlessly from scene to scene without any real consistency and the movie generally seems to serve no real purpose until the last 10 minutes with a well meaning message thst most people will miss as they will more than likely stop watching before this point.

Another issue is the production values, no a film doesn't need Disney money to be considered a good film, on the contrary some of the best pictures you will ever see are ones you won't see advertised on the television but everything about this film screamed "on the cheap" and the over the top hammy acting didn't help at all,and the less aid about the soap opera style stock music they used for dramatic effect the better.

If you're looking for Lgbt films with an uplifting message and good comedy then I'd reccomend To Wong Foo, Love Simon of Beautiful Thing, but even the most hardcore Bianca / Drag Race fans will struggle to find any redeeming qualities in this film minus a few amusing one liners.

4/10 - hard pass.

Only Gervais' can take you from nail biting awkwardness to belly laughter to tears all in the same scene, everything about this mini series is breathtaking, the believable and lovable characters, the music, cinematography, the delicate and touching story, yes the ending was a bit preachy but it still felt organic and not forced, ignore the low votes probably didn't like it because they think comedy can't be more than a few cheap laughs, best new show this year and a strong comeback from one of the finest living British comedians of our time, BRAVO!