Entertaining but felt like it had been directed by a committee

Rating: 6/10 (26 April 2015)

Whilst I enjoyed the film, it didn't feel as much like a Whedon film and more like he was maybe allowed a few minutes here and a few minutes there before he had to return to being on the path that was laid out for him.
The film had a very much tick box, direct by committee feel to it.
Make sure there are this many new characters, ram in some interaction even if it doesn't feel organic, ensure that we put in irrelevant scenes only to provide links for future films, don't stray from the plan.
The mid credits scene only re-enforced this and reminded you that the film you just watched was really nothing more than a filler.
There was masses going on and loads of new characters but it just felt that it was going at 100mph and didn't want to stop and smell the roses.
I can understand why Joss would want to step away from this for a bit and that maybe the slightly more easily manipulated Russo brothers could take the reins for A:IW 1 & 2.
They demonstrated that they can direct action scenes that fulfil the 'wouldn't it be cool if we...' but then when trapped in a story telling dead end just go with a hole in the ground get out of jail card.
The film was entertaining, there was plenty of cool tech on display and it was certainly worth the price of admission. However, I don't think (in my opinion) that it was better than the first Avengers or Guardians.