A step down from "Marvel's The Avengers"

Rating: 6/10 (1 May 2015)

A little disappointed with Avengers: Age of Ultron. I just saw it and my first impressions were that it was a step down from the first movie. "Marvel's The Avengers" movie had a good balance of story, action and character. And if we can compare other movies by Marvel, then "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" takes the cake. But, I digress.
This movie is a let down in a few ways for me. I'll try not to spoil anything, but I will say the first, and most of the second act were not quite as enjoyable as the third act. In the words of reviewer Gary Wolcott, it was "High tech, high voltage action followed by long stretches of boring dialogue before more high tech, high voltage action." The first act felt unwarranted and lazy. The third act was more fulfilling, but still very formulaic (as was the rest of the movie). The Avengers (SPOILER ALERT) go on yet another quest to save the world, as we have seen in one too many films before.
Joss Whedon has proved himself with things like "Buffy" and "Marvel's The Avengers", but unfortunately this film lacked the creative spark that it so desperately needed to set it apart from being just another sequel.
We can hope for a satisfying comeback in the following two-part films, but as with 4 part trilogies we know that part one is going to be excruciatingly lacking in any progress. The action is saved for part two, but that's a conversation for another day.