Probably the best film of the year

Rating: 10/10 (12 May 2015)

I honestly don't understand why this film got such underwhelming reviews. I know some people haven't entirely caught up on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but I think some people are just haters or DC fanboys.
I think this film is probably going to be the best film of the year. It wasn't perfect, but no Marvel film has been. Even Guardians wasn't perfect. This film was much better than the first film. It's got better action, a better villain, (Loki wasn't entirely established until Thor 2, but he's still almost as good in the first film) much more humor, and a cast of well acted characters that knocks Avengers out of the park.
Some people claimed that the story was weak, but all marvel story's are a platform for the action. This one was no different. And the final battle was no more ridiculous than the last 5 marvel films. Vision was by far the best part of the film, and he completely stole the show. Ultron gave a great performance with much more personality and humor than I expected, and stands as the MCU's 2nd best villain. Some people thought he was too soft, but I thought he would have been boring if they made him a stone cold killer. Hawkeye's performance was also much better, and he ranked as my 3rd favorite character in this film. Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch were also great, and as for the other characters, they were no worse than in the first film (except Thor)
My only real nitpicks are minor, and the only thing that took away any enjoyment were the jumpscares. Some of the characters didn't improve much, HYDRA was wasted (even though the opening sequence was awesome), death didn't play much of a theme at all, despite what Whedon said, so I felt like I was lied too, and the Black Widow/Hulk romance, while interesting felt incomplete. The ending and mid credits scene also fell flat.
Don't pay attention to the metascore when you go to see this movie (because I know you will) and don't lower your expectations. I didn't, and I wasn't disappointed.