Post by Atom(ica) Discord on Apr 24, 2017 17:54:09 GMT
Some are average, a lot are good, a few are great - NONE are BAD.
It seems the Guardians have lost some of their "underdog" charm. I guess that's what happens when you are clearly no longer the underdog.
'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2': What the Critics Are Saying
At the end of the day all this says to me is that Marvel may be a victim of its own success. The only thing they are comparing v2 to is v1 - not some "middling" entry from another franchise.
The Hollywood Reporter
USA Today
Entertainment Weekly
It seems the Guardians have lost some of their "underdog" charm. I guess that's what happens when you are clearly no longer the underdog.
'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2': What the Critics Are Saying
At the end of the day all this says to me is that Marvel may be a victim of its own success. The only thing they are comparing v2 to is v1 - not some "middling" entry from another franchise.
The Hollywood Reporter
While he has praise for Russell, whom he calls "well-cast," McCarthy doesn't have fond things to say about this film's portrayal's of Saldana's Gamora ("every line now seems barked out in an elevated state of annoyance"), Cooper's Rocket ("he's prematurely become a genuine curmudgeon annoyed by everyone and everything") or even Diesel's Baby Groot ("you'd be hard-pressed to identify the speaker just from hearing him, and if the actor spent more than an hour in studio recording his stuff it was too long").
"The heavy, elaborate action is both plentiful and rote; in their geometric design and execution, the special effects feel exceedingly computer-generated," concluded McCarthy. "Unlike, say, the best space battles in the Star Wars series, the frantic ballistic parrying here often makes the viewer feel as if trapped inside a pinball machine."
"The heavy, elaborate action is both plentiful and rote; in their geometric design and execution, the special effects feel exceedingly computer-generated," concluded McCarthy. "Unlike, say, the best space battles in the Star Wars series, the frantic ballistic parrying here often makes the viewer feel as if trapped inside a pinball machine."
In his 3.5 out of 4 star review, USA Today's Brian Truitt wrote, "It’s missing some of the ragtag underdog charm of 2014’s instaclassic Guardians that made it one of the best Marvel efforts ever. Yet Vol. 2 becomes in its own way a more confident and well-rounded movie by experimenting with character relationships, familial rivalry and its own successful template."
He goes on to praise Russell, calling him "a great addition to this awesome little world, with an enormously powerful movie personality that draws from the actor’s own Hollywood legend."
He goes on to praise Russell, calling him "a great addition to this awesome little world, with an enormously powerful movie personality that draws from the actor’s own Hollywood legend."
Entertainment Weekly's Chris Nashawaty's B- review ultimately came down to the expectations the first installment set up: "Is it possible to be disappointed by a film and still manage to have a good time watching it? Absolutely. And Guardians Vol. 2 is Exhibit A of that. It’s smarter than most films, but not as smart as the first one. It’s funnier than most films, but not as funny as the first one. And it still probably belongs in the upper tier of Marvel movies but nowhere near as high up as the first one. Guardians Vol. 1 was so original and unpredictable and irreverent and silly and sublime that Guardians Vol. 2 can’t help but feel like a step backwards. It’s a decent enough Marvel movie. But the original was a true lower-case-m marvel."