The first Guardians film was, in my opinion, the best Marvel
Cinematic Universe film made to date. I didn’t think it was the best film ever
made, or even that it was without fault, but it was the best one they have
made.
While I tend not to have high expectations for Marvel given
their high number of just OK entries, I did for this film and I can’t say I was
disappointed on the whole.
The characters all return on form, giving us a warm welcome
back into a well-structured universe with many interesting ideas being floated
along with ample humour.
One thing I will say about the comedy elements of the film, it seemed like it was trying a little too hard. When something funny
happens the characters have to draw it out and make absolutely sure you
understood how funny it was.
The story of this film may arguably be better than the first
however there is a little too much CGI whizz bang and not a whole load of
character building. Kurt Russell does a good job in what could have been an
uninteresting role as Peter’s dad and the whole film does round off quite
nicely and surprisingly emotionally.
I guess the main issue this film has is that its predecessor
was too good and came out of nowhere and so this film was always going to
struggle in surprising us and keeping us psyched up. It’s clear they have tried
very hard to keep the tone the same, which they definitely did, but this film
didn’t feel like as much of an event as the first and some of the Sci-Fi
elements seemed a bit convoluted.
Summarise!
This film was a good next entry for the Guardians however it
didn’t really feel like a film that could hold its own. The main thing you need
to know is that it’s funny and definitely worth a watch.
3.5/5 Slices
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