My quick rating - 6,6/10. I have been waiting for this one even though I never really touched upon the comics back when I did read them. What I knew of their story though, I was aware this was going to be a hard sell for the current MCU audience. Basically a bit too broad cosmic scale, and not enough, well, Iron Man. So where to begin while keeping this brief? The casting was about as good as can be. Characters all hit pretty much what they were each written to be. I do somewhat wish they would connect with each other a bit better though. It is a Marvel production so you can rest assured it is going to look great and grand scale at every moment. CGI is in full effect and sometimes does misfire but I suppose our brains are just getting so used to its use in these blockbuster movies that we are starting to get critical of little things. The story is where I have to pause and try and explain since the movie at times gets lost in doing so itself. These celestial beings with superpowers were sent to Earth 7K years ago to defend it from deviants. That part alone will open a ton of questions right away. Over the course of history, they have just been "here" and with their accelerated knowledge, have been shaping human civilization slowly with little nudges along the way (those pyramids??? etc.). I'll hit the main question, where are they during EVERYTHING you have seen in the other 25 films. They touch upon this with explanation in the movie and they have a reason that is far-fetched but does work. So knowing this, for the first time in centuries, a deviant attack occurs which leads to the Eternals to track each other down and unite in a fight against them. This is about the most basic explanation I can give, since the whole creation of them, and so on is all part of the 156 minutes. The movie is a departure from the typical MCU as it deals with the negatives of having superpowers along the way. The subject matter is a bit more adult-oriented at times which then abruptly will throw in comic relief. As a spectacle movie, it will be hit or miss for the audience with the runtime being the major nag. It does have lulls along the way which typically come during the times that explanations are necessary. All the production values are tight with many of the scenes just looking so colorful and vibrant you just can stare at it for a moment to take it all in. For the good and the bad that this one had, I still enjoyed it and believe it can lead to good things going forward. Even if by the time the credits are done you may have more questions than answers and the credits scenes certainly don't help.
