If you are a big fan of the Avengers just go see it. If not read this review.

Rating: 6/10 (5 May 2015)

The newest addition to the Marvel comic universe falls short of some of the other recent releases. It has half the heart Guardians of the Galaxy had and even less compared to the plot of the Winter Soldier. The story feels like an afterthought and the stakes feel so much lower than they did in the first movie, even though they feel the need to constantly remind you that they "might not make it out of this one". Not everything is bad, The action is as good as any other large spectacle action movie and the acting is about as good as it gets for a comic book movie. The writing is hit or miss for most of the movie, and the funny banter between Avengers seems to die down toward the middle of the movie.It also has trouble finding its tone. One minute they want it to feel grounded and real, then the next minute you feel like you are watching a cartoon. The direction was unremarkable and Joss Whedons impact is felt less here than in the first movie. We may be getting spoiled with Guardians of the Galaxy and the second Captain America, but I expected much more from Age of Ultron. Every attempt to add personality to one of the characters that does not have their own separate movie feels forced and slows the movie down to a screeching halt. Finally what is up with the Hulk? First he is a reckless machine of destruction, not safe to be around unless you are basically a god. Then he can be calm and not punch everything he sees. One minute it takes some doing to get him to "turn green", but the next he can do it basically on a dime. Its lazy and bugs me to death. The first Avengers movie had problems, but it was awe inspiring to see all of this awesomeness on screen, but the sequel fails to reach that same peak.