Failed to meet expectations

Rating: 7/10 (16 August 2014)

I hate to criticize such an apparently loved film, but Guardians of the Galaxy failed to be the film it had the potential to become. For starters, the writing was a bit weak with a plot quite similar to that of The Avengers and therefore many parts of the story were way too familiar. The dialogue was a bit childish as well, and none of the jokes were really that clever. In fact, very rarely did anyone laugh in the theater while watching the movie. One of the weakest parts of the movie was the fact that many of the emotional attachments and bonds were not nearly developed enough; for example, the relationship between Peter Quill and his mother, Rocket and his friendship with Groot, the love connection between Peter Quill and Gamora, and some others. In addition, the characters themselves felt a bit underdeveloped. And finally, for a Marvel movie, none of the action sequences were particularly stunning. They felt for me a bit slow-paced and unexciting. Still, some strengths the movie had were great visuals, nice costumes, and a good variety of personalities. But in summary, this movie failed to justify all the hype that has formed for this film.