The perfect continuation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Rating: 10/10 (24 May 2015)

Avengers: Age of Ultron was the most expected sequel of the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise. From the first trailer it built up an incredible amount of expectations and the final version did not fail.
1) The story. If one has not seen every previous installment, the story will be a little bit difficult to follow and understand. The opening sequence is understandable only, and only if The Winter Soldier was seen. So, basically, the MCU became a TV series comprised of movies. Not a bad idea, but we will see how that will go on in the future and with future releases. Getting back on track, it is fluent, entertaining, funny and dynamic. It's everything a Marvel movie has to be. The thing that makes this story a bit more complex and far better that any other Marvel movie is the background story of the Avengers. We finally see the things that were spoken of or were glimpsed at in the previous movies. The Avengers were given a dimension and layer unseen before. Some of them were more developed in this movie and that makes the viewers relate to them more. All of these elements make Age of Ultron, in total, a better movie than any other Marvel movie so far.
2) The acting. Unfortunately not much to say here. All of the actors are so into their characters that not much changed since the last Avengers, or any other Marvel movie. But, Renner finally got more space to show his acting skills. Hawkeye was the most developed character in the movie, and Renner used every single second of screen time in his favor. Johansson did a decent job, taking her character to a level not seen before, going out of the box with Black Widow which, in comparison to the Winter soldier, was an interesting thing to see.
3) Ultron. The only thing wrong with the movie. It saddens me to say that Ultron, the one thing every Marvel fan was excited to see is a total failure. Spader's voice fits perfectly but the character itself is not as good as he should have been. More time was given to the Avengers and their background stories (especially those who don't have their own movies) than was spent on Ultron. Somehow, Ultron was not as terrifying as he should have been, he was just not good enough. If 15 more minutes were spent on the story of Ultron, his character, his transformation and embodiment, the movie would have been flawless.
All in all, Age of Ultron is entertaining, fun, not too different from the other movies of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it is a much more serious movie with more character development and layers. If you disregard the underdeveloped Ultron, this movie tops all of the other Marvel movies made so far.