Slightly disappointing in some respects but awesome in others.

Rating: 8/10 (30 April 2015)

Two things you should know about me before we get started. 1st I love the avengers and 2nd Ultron is my favourite villain period.
That is why I am happy that this film is really fun and feels far more like an avengers film than the first as the first film, which I love by the way, did feel more like an iron man film with other superheroes turning up. This however starts off immediately (with one of the coolest scenes that I have seen in a very long time) telling you that this is an avengers film. The dialogue and chemistry between characters is great, the jokes work well and the action if you hadn't guessed was incredibly and some scenes sent my nerdiness into ultra. With that said however I would have liked if this film spent more time on its own story rather than setting up for future films most notably Infinity wars. Also I could quite clearly tell at some points that this film had been edited down from the original 3&1/2 hr cut to the 2&1/2 hr. Some scenes felt forced in and others felt like they could have offered more. And possibly my greatest gripe about the film is Ultron, not how he is portrayed you understand as James Spader does a stellar job, more so the amount of screen time he got and his introduction. It felt rushed and I had a feeling that important scenes relating to that character where cut out completely. Not to mention that they seemed to Nerf Ultron. It would have been awesome if he single handedly nearly defeated all the avengers (which he has done multiple times in the comics). He just felt like another Loki all talk but when he has an army at his back, but by himself he's not much of a threat, which as an Ultron fan myself disappointed me greatly. However I feel that this has to do with what I said earlier about the film being cut down, and personally I would rather see a 3&1/2hr movie with my favourite villain ever done right than a 2&1/2 one where he was done okish. One final minor annoyance is that quicksilver felt useless as a character and really didn't add anything to the film baring a couple of cool scenes and funny jokes. On the other hand the introduction of Scarlette witch was very welcome and she unlike her brother added a fair amount to the story as well as providing some pretty cool abilities. And speaking of cool the addition of Vision was awesome and done so well, Paul Battany portrayed him perfectly and was hands down one of the best parts of the film. Other parts that the film did well was the character moments especially Brice Banner (Hulk) and Clint Barton (Hawkeye). Hawkeye was really flushed out and the film did a great job of having him really hold the team made up of people with near godlike abilities together. And with Banner, they made him feel more present and relatable in this film than the first though I have to say the romance with black widow was a bit weird and forced. The story itself is more serious and the stakes felt much higher than the first. In summary, it felt rushed at points, I could tell it wasn't the final cut and I was very disappointed in the villain. But it was still an awesome time, with cool characters, incredible action scenes and good character moments. 8/10