Another year, another Marvel film, another Avengers movie.

Rating: 7/10 (3 October 2015)

This was... entertaining at least, but Age of Ultron features some of the Hollywood toxins that plague several big budget productions today, from pointless comedic quips that add nothing to the story or characters, overuse of CGI that isn't the prettiest thing to look at, and a story so overloaded that it feels empty compared to what came before.
Age of Ultron wasn't Guardians of the Galaxy, certainly wasn't Marvel's Daredevil (the Netflix TV show), and didn't have nearly the same level of excitement as Captain America: The Winter Soldier let-alone the clear James-Bond- esque direction that movie went for. Ultron is its own thing even if that 'own thing' is from self-derived clichés of the genre Marvel has helped make as industry staples.
I do love the superhero genre in film, but Age of Ultron has all the clichés we've come to expect from it and doesn't take nearly as many risks as the first Iron Man film did. There was just no danger, nothing that stood out from what we've already seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Entertaining, but not substantial as a standalone film for the uninitiated. I'd recommend going onto Netflix and watching Marvel's Daredevil.