Good, but felt like a missed opportunity

Rating: 6/10 (15 May 2015)

The good:
-The action. It's what we all came for. Some sequences are spectacular.
-New characters. I liked the "twins" and even though they barely scratched the surface with their story, it was more compelling than those of any of the Avengers. The Vision was also pretty cool, but alas they did nothing with him
The bad:
-Unfortunately there were quite a few battles that were very meh. The final battle was chaotic and not that exciting.
-Ultron sucked. He starts as a "Frankenstein's monster" type of villain seeking to punish his creator. This would be really cool. But as the movie goes on he becomes a cookie cutter cackling bad guy. Tony and Ultron never really talk. The implications of his horrible creation are never explored. He just doesn't care and an enriching storyline is completely ignored.
-Spends too much time on uninteresting story lines, and neglects the interesting ones. The superpower twins' background with Tony Stark was fresh, but it never went anywhere. And the Vision could have been a real standout in the movie. An android with heightened awarenes. His few scenes where he gets to talk are interesting. He reminded me of Doctor Manhattan in Watchmen. But he just shows up to kick some ass and nothing else. Why have all these new characters if they serve no purpose?
While the above characters are swept aside, the movie somehow sees fit to waste plenty of time at a farm and on pointless side-errands for the main characters. It's really baffling.
-Too much humour. There are a LOT of one-liners and jokes. Most fall flat and most are inappropriately placed in that they kill any tension or thrills. I get it's a lighthearted movie, but the constant wisecracking got a bit much.
Overall, I enjoyed this movie, the action was pretty good but couldn't help feeling as I left the theatre that it could have been a lot more.