Great actors, great production, lots of actions but ...

Rating: 7/10 (30 April 2015)

In terms of production and CGI I can say this movie is better than the first AVENGER; however in terms of story; there is not much there. The first AVENGER was all about egos colliding and it really work. In fact the best thing was Loky and the constant fighting between them When at the end decided to fight together the movie lost lots of steam. The second installment find them together so Joss Whedon had to find a way to divide them and create conflict. His excuse is the madness of over egocentric Tony Stark by creating an AI based on the scepter of the first movie. Sadly from that on the story does not hold very well. As the conflict is not so believable than the first time; he basically creates a lot of one-liners for each characters that at least keep the humor on a good level.
I admire that Whedon gives a balanced moments for everybody to shine. Exception is Captain America with a character so stiff that seems to be wanting to be in another movie. The concept of Captain America been the leader (as being America the leader of the world) is somewhat uncomfortable and not quite proved here; specially when all the big thinking and planning comes from all the others. It is a pity because Chris Evans is not a bad actor but is unable to outshine his colleagues here. Downey as ever makes you cry and laugh without even putting a lot of effort. Hemwsworth THOR is quite sympathetic and can be funny and deep when is needed. Renner is an excellent actor and he really deserves a hit. As a family man, he creates a lot of suspense by the end just with the look on his face. Ruffalo is also OK; but this time he is a little to depressive. His hint a romance with Black Widow is like a fresh air in the movie; but is she who creates the sexual tension. Scarlett is as always too good for any movie. She is the only action hero that can be feminine ever during the fights and also we a desirable woman. Taylor-Johnson is fine; but I would like his character to be bigger. Olsen is really terrifying as Scarlett Witch with almost no talking. In my opinion she was as good as Johansson even with less screen time. On the action department; again Whedon is not that good. Relying to much on CGI is not longer interesting. There are spectacular scenes on the beginning and the end that never transmit a sense of real danger. Perhaps; the fight between Iron Man and Hulk is the best and funniest action set in the whole movie. In brief; it is not a boring movie; lots of action but the best are the character interacting between them. Let's hope somebody find a way on the third Avenger to make something different because this will not hold for a third time.