Not As Good As the First But Still A Watchable Movie

Rating: 7/10 (25 November 2015)

Avengers: Age of Ultron is the 11th entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Let me get this out of the way first: The first Avengers movie in my opinion was much better than this one. Once again, Joss Whedon directs and does an excellent job. Also the cast is unbeatable with Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk, Scarlett Johansen as Black Widow, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury. Newcomers are Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Quicksilver and Elizabeth Olsen as Scarlet Witch as well as James Spader as Ultron. The cast does a great job.
Now the story is where the problems come for me. The main plot is pretty much Tony Stark and Bruce Banner invent Ultron which was supposed to protect but then it decides to destroy. Ultron honestly didn't feel that menacing as compared to villains from other MCU films like Loki in The Avengers or the Winter Soldier in Cap. America 2. But he is hilarious. The story jumps all over the place with parties to small battles to large scale city battles. The Hulk vs Hulk-Buster sequence was probably my favorite scene of the entire movie since the final battle wasn't really impressive compared to the first Avengers. For all the other effects and action, it's been seen before in countless other action and superhero movies. Then there's this whole romance with Black Widow and Banner and it's like where on earth did that come from?? There were a few times when I felt flat out bored during this movie. Nothing of much interest happened in these scenes. However, the ending and the post credit scenes were pretty cool and make the future installments in the MCU look very promising.
Overall, I can say I had an OK time with Avengers: Age of Ultron. For me, it didn't live up to many other MCU movies like The Avengers, Iron Man, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Guardians of the Galaxy. From A+ to F, Avengers: Age of Ultron gets a B-.