Guardians of the Galaxy

Director: 

James Dunn

Plot synopsis: 

Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted Peter Gilles finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser. Accompanied by a host of fellow convicts he must stop the bad guy and save the day.

First thoughts: 

My Dad had been excited about this film since Christmas, I on the other hand had my reservations. My first thoughts were that it would either be really great or really crap.

Rating: 2.5 Stars

Review (Unspoiled): 

I was thoroughly disappointed by this film, and I'm a real lover of Marvel films. After hearing such great reviews prior to watching I found it unbelievably, completely underwhelming.

All the characters had promise. Each had such big personalities...in the trailer. In the film, nothing left an impression. This was the same for the villains. Overall the film was full of either inappropriate lines or badly worded dialogue that stretched a reasonably okay joke to its limits. I also found it hard to follow at times, there were to many character and planet names, the focus being pulled this way and that.

I will tell you that the end credit scene is not worth it. Don't waste your time.

Bottom line: 

The best bits are in the trailer, which makes it look much more polished. I could have walked out half way through without a care.

Recommend: No.

Spoiler Section:

I found the whole film predictable. It was obvious they were all gonna end up together, and finally work together. The narrative doesn't surprise, following suit with the needed sacrifice of one of the characters, Grot, being the most lovable and there for best target for tears, taking the one for the team. With the last minute resurrection into something even more lovable, a dancing sapling, of course. This plus the failure of the first plan and the token love story left me bored and grateful for the end credits.

In all I found all the characters lacking in any real substance. I mean yes, Grot is perfectly adorable but after a certain point his limited vocabulary left him no more than a plant based version of ‘Hodor’ from ‘Game of thrones’. What I will say though it was good to see Merle and Cruella Di Vil still get work.

Best Character: 

Grot. It has to be.

Worst Character: 

Rocket. He was just too ‘I'm a badass’ and his lines were the worst of the lot. Nebula was also a fail. Karen Gillan should have stayed on Doctor Who because her lines were delivered woodenly and in such a breathy tone one would think she was trying to be seductive.

Best Moment: 

N/A

Worst Moment: 

97% of the film if I’m being honest.

Please feel free to comment your own views on the film if you've watched it, I would love to know how others felt about it.