3.5 stars out of 4 -- "THE AVENGERS has it all....It's TRANSFORMERS with a brain, a heart and a working sense of humor."
Rolling Stone "[I]t's flawless: satisfying fan expectations by soliciting their knowledge through commitment to the source texts and cascading references....AVENGERS smashes -- and shows welcome smarts as it does."
Sight and Sound "THE AVENGERS are here, and resistance is futile....Smartly thought out and executed with verve and precision."
Los Angeles Times 3 stars out of 5 -- "It's funny and it's physical....Johansson and Renner get to square off in the flick's best mano-a-mano battle, which is thrilling..."
Box Office "The star is Robert Downey Jr. His Iron Man is certainly a team player."
Wall Street Journal 3 stars out of 4 -- "This is like an all-star game....THE AVENGERS is done well by Joss Whedon, with style and energy."
Chicago Sun-Times 4 stars out of 5 -- "Lifting the movie's pace every time he steps on screen in the first half, RDJ's Tony Stark catalyses the Avengers with machine-gun wit."
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