Very good comic book movie

Rating: 8/10 (13 August 2014)

Movie follows Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) and a band of various characters--green-skinned vicious Gamora (Zoe Saldana), muscle-bound angry Drax (Dave Bautista), Groot a talking tree (voice of Vin Diesel)and an angry raccoon named Rocket (voice of Bradley Cooper). They're trying to keep an orb out of the hands of a bad guy determined to rule and destroy the universe with it.
OK--I liked this but I didn't love it. It moves quickly, the special effects are incredible (especially in 3-D), there's plenty of action and fights and Rocket is LOTS of fun. However there are gaps in plot and story (I'm assuming they're saving them for the sequel), it gets way too sentimental at times (they keep cramming the message that friends are good down your throat) and I didn't think Pratt was all that good. He's all handsome and muscular but I thought his acting was pretty bad. I didn't find him endearing or that interesting. Actually none of the acting was that impressive. Rocket comes across as the most engaging character in the film (seriously--how often do you get to see a raccoon with an attitude?). Also I didn't find it that funny. There were plenty of amusing lines but that's all they were--amusing. I didn't laugh once. Still it was a fun summer movie. Worth catching.