Movies are meaningless

Rating: 6/10 (23 April 2015)

Superheroes fight robots controlled by a super A.I. Some of the characters have minimal story arcs. Trademark Joss Whedon quips are plentiful. Surprises are not.
A film made to appeal to a mass audience that enjoys action and super heroes, it follows a formula that has been proved successful. The execution is fine, but characters lack humanity that made Guardians of the Galaxy enjoyable by comparison despite its atrocious plot.
The obvious culprit is having too many heroes. A large number of characters results in a lack of focus. We are only given glimpses of character development. The truth is that this concept would be best enjoyed as a a series, and not as a film. That's probably what the comic books are for.
Read them, or watch the Firefly series instead. Those who absolutely want to see a big dumb super hero action film should watch Guardians of the Galaxy first, but Avengers: Age of Ultron fits that description too.