There is a pervasive air of weariness that permeates the majority of the movie. About half the actors seem to be phoning it in. Simply marking out movements and reciting lines. Not out of laziness but a lack of dimension in the story itself, this sequel doesn't have a fraction of the heart of its 2012 predecessor. The plot is incredibly convoluted with little to no payoff or resolution, Age of Ultron is almost all set up for Marvel Studio's five year plan, the focus is on putting all the chess pieces in the right place for the coming years, nothing actually happens in this much anticipated follow up.
James Spader as the villainous voice of Ultron is good and the best performance is given by Andy Serkis in a brief cameo but ultimately the movie lacks any real substance or stakes. The action at this point is all rote, there's nothing new in this incarnation and because the Avengers are mostly battling identical robots the fight scenes are very similar to Iron Man 3. There's also a continuation of the trend of gratuitous collateral damage. The superhero movie handbook must read- In place of actual story destroy lots of large buildings.
Characters exhausted by over exposure, a tangled unsatisfying narrative, and visually pedestrian Avengers: Age Of Ultron is everything director and writer Joss Whedon fought against in The Avengers.
Don't See It.
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