'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' A Review

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is superhero movie, the sequel to the 2014 adaptation of the Marvel comic. The movie opens on the Guardians preparing to defend some batteries from a monster for the gold skinned and snobby Sovereign. After Rocket steals the batteries and the Sovereign give chase Ego(Kurt Russell) saves them and takes part of the team to his deserted planet also called Ego.

It is nice to revisit the solid ensemble established in the first installment however without the individual time taken to introduce each character they aren't really given much individual attention, operating more as a group without much of an identity save for snark. The main actors all do as good a job but there is no real stand out, they don't have as much to work with. Russell is compelling as always but is mostly underutilized. Karen Gillan as Nebula and Michael Rooker as Yondu are the bright spots, given more time and attention in this installment. Overall the humor and the charm is there but not enough heart.

The soundtrack is even better than the original with some incredible stand-out musical sequences, the visuals are lush and interesting but as the movie progresses they become a bit too much, over saturated. The movie doesn't quite strike a balance between humor and action it abruptly alternates scenes drastically changing tone and it doesn't quite work.

Absolutely entertaining but a little sloppy and rushed.

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