A rare Marvel Misstep

Rating: 5/10 (7 August 2014)

When I walked into my local movie theater to watch Guardians of the Galaxy I was sure Marvel Studios was incapable of making a bad film. How ever after leaving the film I am worried for Marvel's future projects. But now the good stuff: Chris Pratt leads a star- studded cast with charisma and style, Vin Diesel delivers a surprising emotional performance as Groot a tree with a three word vocabulary (I am Groot.). The rest of the guardians give good performances with Dave Bautista as the mumbly mound of muscle known as Drax giving the movie some of its best lines. IE: Bautista: when did we decide that? Pratt: Like 3 Seconds ago!!!. Bautista: I wasn't listening I was thinking of something else. Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana round out the Guardians and the last of the decent performances. The supporting cast is not strong with weak performances from Lee Pace as the Kree villain Ronan the accuser, Karen Gillian as his henchwoman Nebula, And John C. Reilly as a Nova Corps officer who's name I have forget ton already. Another problem is the internal logic. People should suffocate in space. Nope. Touching the marvel equivalent of a nuke should kill you. Nope. It feels like a standard space opera with a forgettable story and supporting characters. Unfortunate Indeed