Non-stop entertainment, but do they try to do too much?

Rating: 7/10 (16 January 2016)

As expected this is an action packed spectacle. Entertaining all the way, this installment of the Marvel Universe doesn't disappoint. I like how the series lets the storyline jump between the Avenger series and the characters own Movies. It makes the story bigger than what would be possible to create with a single movie.
However, maybe they have added to many characters this time. It is a difficult task to balance the screen time of that many main characters without compromising the story. And this time the movie struggles with it. A few of the Avengers, like Thor, is absent long stretches (not speaking of the more and more strained explanations for Jane not being with him - if this was the real world I would be very worried for their relationship) and the chemistry between the characters is not as good as in previous installments (that is a part of the story though, but still unfortunate). The dialog, ripe with tongue in cheek jokes, doesn't flow as well as it has. And, surprisingly, I wasn't as impressed with the CGI as I have been. Some scenes, especially the intro, looked more like a computer game than a movie.
Still. It is a entertaining movie. A good pace without being too one dimensional acting. A good cast, with a stellar choice of James Spader as the villain. His voice gives Ultron an unexpected dimension. Small jokes and a quick dialog. It is hard no to like.
7/10