Not as good as the first but still worthwhile

Rating: 7/10 (8 May 2015)

Age of Ultron: Watching Marvel films, it is hard to deny it is a lot of fun. We all know the films will never win any Oscars(outside of a long shot Oscar for best visual effects). The first Avengers was the most fun many people, including myself, have ever had watching a movie. The action, story, characters were all outstanding and wildly entertaining. With this sequel, most probably found themselves expecting a worthy successor. Although the beginning starts a little shaky and the villain isn't quite advertised accurately, Avengers: Age of Ultron still delivers incredible action and fantastic visual effects to leave the audience satisfied walking out the door.
I was pretty worried at the beginning of the movie. The dialogue was poorly-written and corny taking the audience away from the action and storyline. I was just hoping it would not be like this the whole movie. Thankfully, it wasn't but more on that in a second. Ultron, the new villain, in the movie was advertised as a very serious, powerful foe. Although Ultron is without a doubt powerful, the dialogue written for him was also very one-sided, and stupid giving no depth to the character. Yes, it is a "robot", but he is also supposed to be a highly, artificially intelligent life form. Ultron should have been portrayed this way, but sadly they flip-flopped between and powerful and serious to stupid and unnecessary one-liners.
As I said earlier, the movie had a rocky start but found it's stride after a few scenes. The thing Age of Ultron did the best, which not many other film franchises can did, is it found a way to balance all of it's characters. They have more star power than almost any film to date, and though there was not a lot of depth to some characters, we still got a feel at each and every character that was in the film. The thing that was the best move for the franchise was really exploring Hawkeye's character and developing the beginning conflict between Iron Man and Captain America. I do not want to give away any details, but suffice to say, it was enjoyable to say the least.
The real reason most people come to see a film like this is because of the promised great action sequences. Between Hulk and "ultra" Iron Man battling it out in the streets, Captain America hurling a motorcycle at an assault vehicle, and Thor knocking out over a thousand robots, great action sequences was surely delivered. Each actor did a good job as well. Robert Downey Jr. added his hilarious sarcastic humor to the movie and everyone in the audience appreciated it.
Is Avengers: Age of Ultron as good as the first? No, but it is still a quality sequel and you can't go wrong with watching it. I recommend you see Avengers: Age of Ultron while it is still in theaters.
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