Another Over the Top Marvel Movie

Rating: 8/10 (11 May 2015)

Avengers Age of Ultron has too many characters, too many enemies, too many twists, and too many sub plots. A lot of the times, I felt that it was too rushed and too difficult to follow the direction of the movie. I felt the introduction of Scarlett Witch (Elizabeth Olson) and Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) was unnecessary, as they weren't important to the plot most of the time. It also doesn't help that they both sport very annoying and unconvincing Eastern European accents. I felt Ultron (James Spader) played his role very well, but was a weak villain overall. I felt that the AI gone rogue plot to destroy the world was way too cliché. There were some good moments in the movie, and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and Hulk (Mark Ruffalo) get a chance to shine where they previously didn't in Avengers 1. There are a lot of funny moments, and the best parts of the movie are where they interact and bounce off each other, and trade puns. In the end, this movie just feels frantic and hysterical and half- baked Marvel movie, lacking the quality of Captain America 2 and the fun factor of Guardians of the Galaxy, making the movie fall short of my expectations.