Mediocre at best

Rating: 5/10 (23 September 2015)

Sad to say this film was a massive disappointment.
I've enjoyed all the Marvel adaptations to date. Even those I felt were weak (Iron Man 2&3 and Thor:Dark World) were watchable.
And I've enjoyed Josh Whedons shows and films for years, so it feels really bad giving this film a bad rating.
But Age Of Ultron should be renamed as Age Of Boring. Coming after the excellent 'Avengers Assemble' and the near perfect 'Captain America: Winter Soldier', this film really fails to satisfy.
Reading online, it seems there were some artistic differences between studio and director. And that's a shame, as it's created a 250 million dollar turd.
Yes, bang for buck you get a lot of on screen action. But that doesn't excuse a film with no heart and no real substance. If I wanted that, I'd watch any of the Transformer films.
The 'love story' between Widow and Hulk??? Really??? Where the hell did that come from ? Felt forced and look forced.
The story's disjointed, and the biggest budget in the world can't disguise that. Although the characters get screen time, they feel underused. Maybe it's trying to give them all equal time, but they don't feel like a team.
A weak villain, who's basically defeated with a single punch from Hulk at the end, and an army of robots who are so weak it's embarrassing.
I'm glad I only rented this online, as I usually buy the DVD when it's released. This was like the film version of elevator music, and I found myself doing other things while the film was running.
Possibly the worst thing was the ending. A new lineup of Avengers which look like the end of the line for the Avengers. Dull characters, but probably cheaper to employ than the current lineup.
Avoid unless you're watching to kill time.