Early Reviews of "Avengers: Endgame" Suggest It's Definitely Worth the Three-Hour Viewing

Prepare for the three-hour Endgame because it's finally here.

A decade of Marvel superhero movies has led us to this moment: the release of Avengers: Endgame.

Its running time, however, is sitting at a mammoth three hours, which for any regular cinema-goer is a tough sell.

Thankfully, critic reviews have started rolling in and confirm that it's certainly worth the numb rear-end you're sure to experience.

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On Rotten Tomatoes, it's sitting on a 97 per cent "fresh" rating based on 72 reviews while the much-tougher Metacritic is on 78, based on 33 reviews.

The following tweets are all completely Endgame spoiler-free.

#AvengersEndgame just ended. No spoiler, but some first thoughts.

Epic is the word. Epic multiplied by a decade of emotion, excitement and investment. This is the payoff.

It left me with a full heart, but one I had has some scars on it. Those are the strongest kind, after all. pic.twitter.com/Ay2rXISBOB

— Anthony Breznican (@Breznican) April 23, 2019

#AvengerEndgame is an immensely satisfying payoff, not just to Infinity War but to all the films that came before. This is why the MCU. (And I say this as someone who was not especially enamored of Infinity War, FWIW.) ♥️💙💜

— Angie J. Han (@ajhan) April 23, 2019

Great. So, now we can move that aside and focus on what we're all thinking about that marathon-esque running time: When is an acceptable moment to escape for a quick mid-movie bathroom break?

CNet.com has kindly provided the internet with a guide to choosing the best time to pee.

According to their insights, there are approximately three moments during the film that you can safely duck out for a few minutes.

The first is during an Ant-Man scene, about 30 minutes into the movie. When you see the San Francisco title card appear, escape!

The next opportune pee break comes about an hour into the movie when the Hulk is having lunch.

Finally, the last time you can leave without missing anything crucial is in the last hour of the film when the New Jersey title card comes up.

If you didn't manage to snap up an advance screening ticket for tonight already, catch a regular session when Avengers: Endgame drops in cinemas around Australia.

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