This movie is generally satisfying, but it's long, it takes quite a while to get going and parts of it seem forced. In short, IMHO it's by far the weakest of the three though still better than anything Marvel has put out since the last Spiderman (which was actually a Sony movie).
The first portion of the movie seemed forced and didn't flow very well. The dialog was pretty weak, the jokes didn't land particularly well, and it jumps all over the place. I was bored and wondered what all the fuss was about. After that, the pace picks up and I started enjoying it.
Good news. Disney's woke BS is minimal, and very subtle when it does rear its head. The acting is first rate across the board, though I think Gunn could've been a bit more convincing than he was. The antagonist nails it.
The bad news--it's definitely longer than it needs to be. Standard for today's Hollywood which seems to have forgotten the beauty of brevity. And it didn't know when to end, which should've been right after the final confrontation. But of course, the MCU has to try and set up characters for spin-offs. Stupid mouse.
In the end, it's definitely far more somber in tone than the previous two, and if you're easily upset by animal cruelty, you might want to skip it.
That said, I enjoyed it and might watch it again in the future. Not in the near future however. I'd rather watch the first one again.
The first portion of the movie seemed forced and didn't flow very well. The dialog was pretty weak, the jokes didn't land particularly well, and it jumps all over the place. I was bored and wondered what all the fuss was about. After that, the pace picks up and I started enjoying it.
Good news. Disney's woke BS is minimal, and very subtle when it does rear its head. The acting is first rate across the board, though I think Gunn could've been a bit more convincing than he was. The antagonist nails it.
The bad news--it's definitely longer than it needs to be. Standard for today's Hollywood which seems to have forgotten the beauty of brevity. And it didn't know when to end, which should've been right after the final confrontation. But of course, the MCU has to try and set up characters for spin-offs. Stupid mouse.
In the end, it's definitely far more somber in tone than the previous two, and if you're easily upset by animal cruelty, you might want to skip it.
That said, I enjoyed it and might watch it again in the future. Not in the near future however. I'd rather watch the first one again.