GENRE: Action, Sci-Fi
RATING: PG-13 for action violence and language
RUNTIME: 2 hours and 16 minutes
RUNTIME: 2 hours and 16 minutes
STARRING: Chris Pratt (Passengers, Jurassic World, Parks & Rec)
Zoe Saldana (Avatar, Star Trek), Michael Rooker (The Walking Dead)
DIRECTOR: James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, Slither)
WRITER: James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy, Scooby Doo)
PLOT: Peter Quill finds his father while on
the run for stealing some unneeded batteries.
FULL
DISCLOSURE: Loved the
first one.
STORY
STUFF: What a fun ride.
There is plenty of great action sequences and awesome one-liners. The middle
portion goes on a bit long with the father-son story but they easily make up
for it shortly after.
ACTING
STUFF: Every actor
brings their ‘A’ game. All the characters build on their introductions from the
last film. Pratt and Saldana get a little more schmaltzy which is fine. The MVP
is Dave Bautista who gets all the fun lines as Drax. Baby Groot is also
adorable when he’s dancing or trying to retrieve things. There are some fun
cameos but Stallone didn’t impress me much.
ARTISTIC
STUFF: There are lots
of explosions and such. I found the soundtrack not as fun as the first film.
Like the ELO and Fleetwood Mac but not much else. There are five post credit
sequences, not all of them are worth it.
VERDICT: Four and half stars out of five
SEE
IT IF: Liked the first
one and are ready for more fun
UPCOMING
REVIEWS: Baywatch, Pirates of the Caribbean 5
