Good But Not Quite As Good As the Original

Rating: Null/10 (1 May 2016)

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
*** (out of 4)
Tony (Robert Downey, Jr.) and Bruce (Mark Ruffalo) are nearing completion of Ultron in hopes of bringing world peace but something goes wrong and soon what seems like an unstoppable force has the Avengers on the brink of ending.
AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON wasn't nearly as good as the first film in the series but there's still plenty to enjoy here as director Joss Whedon manages to keep the action scenes full of energy and there are enough bits of comedy to make the film enjoyable to watch. With that said, I'd be lying if I said the story itself was anything overly special and at times the extended running time seems to be going on for too long.
There's still enough great action here to make the film worth sitting through. This includes the non-stop action scenes all of which seem to get bigger and better than the previous one. The ending is something I won't spoil but it contains quite a bit of imagination and it really comes to life. As I've said before, it's really amazing how far CGI has come over the past decade. Whereas at one time you could always tell what's fake that's not the case any more. The CGI flawlessly blends in with the live action to where it blends perfectly together.
Another major plus for the film is that the casting is simply perfect. By this point in the series you know that Downey is just flawless as Tony Stark/Iron Man but the rounding cast is also terrific. Chris Hemsworth, Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle and Elizabeth Olsen are all very good and certainly help bring these characters to life.