Finally the long awaited sequel to the Avengers have arrived and let me start out my saying what a show! The excitement and expectations were so high for this one and it did not disappoint!
Every single addition to Marvel’s Cinematic Universe stands to culminate in an epic team-up otherwise known as the Avengers. The problem with this is that there is a lot of build-up involved. Three years have passed since the last Avengers film, that’s about five films so far. There’s a lot of pressure riding on writer/director Joss Whedon to deliver what he did last time that grossed Disney and Marvel over one billion dollars worldwide. I mean, let’s face it; we know it’s going to be awesome. But just how awesome will it be, and will it live up to our already sky-high expectations?
One thing that I feel as this movie's disappointment is those promotional clips, and early shed details have showed so much that it feels that there's only little surprise left in the story elements. Although I should say the Hawkeye twist is a neat one. The other thing that feels weird is how Natasha Romanoff is placed in connection to previous movies. She's with Bruce Banner here, when instead we saw her implying something with Hawkeye at the first Avengers movie, and last year with Steve Rogers in The Winter Soldier.
Some things are unexpected and made me yawn. First of we have the lovestories. Yes, plural. First, we have the romance between Hulk and Black Widow, which I have no idea where actually came from. It sort of seems random and used as more of a bland filler. It doesn't really gives depth to the characters like a good lovestory does. It almost seems demeaning compared to the Natasha Romanoff we have seen in all the previous films. Next we have Hawkeye who surprisingly has a hidden family out in the country. This too seemed to come out of nowhere and just like before it feels like a filler and if anything takes away something from the character that otherwise stood out wonderfully compared to the first movie.
The whole movie had a huge comic book feel and spectacular visuals to accompany. Speaking of Ultron, James Spader did a wonderful performance and Ultron and he strikes intimidation and personality that sets him different from other Marvel villains. My only issue with him as the villain is how he felt quite underdeveloped and kind of felt like his plot was just another generic villain plan, global destruction, their extinction, etc. Newcomers like Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver and Vision were excellent as well in their own parts. I particularly liked how the each Avengers were given a moment for themselves and how they all just break loose and see how they eventually team up again. The action was good, the story was believable and everybody got their moment to shine. Wonderful diversity from both takes on a character that are so far from each other that you don't even think about it being the same person. It is also notable how we are introduced to many things that will turn out to be crucial in future films, like a glimpse of Civil War or maybe a glimpse of the upcoming Infinity War.
The bad is : The pacing of the film. I really enjoyed the casting choice for the twins, but I'll be completely honest, Evan Peter's portrayal of Quicksilver in Bryan Singer's X-Men was superior. Even at 141 minutes, I feel at times the story was rushed, and at times dragged on, but that's just being overly critical. Samuel L. Jackson was probably the weakest in terms of main characters. His role as Nick Fury was in my opinion, very limited and stale. His role in the final fight was also kinda meh to me. I mean, come on man, Sam Jackson could do way better than that. Don Cheadle's James Rhodes/War Machine makes an appearance, but so much little of him is actually seen in combat and Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson/Falcon is downright useless.
Overall, an enjoyable popcorn flick movie to watch with your friends, it may feel underwhelming and contains several flaws but don't let the hype ruin the view of this film for you. less humor than the first one. but more emotion and back story from the character. And I really like Scarlet Witch.
IMDB : 8.7/10
Rottentomatoes : 80%
Metacritics: 72%
Verdict : 8/10
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