Great visuals, not so great dialog...

Rating: 6/10 (1 September 2014)

Guardians of the Galaxy is a visually impressive movie, with beautiful panoramic views of locations like an enormous alien city, a giant skull in space now used for mining etc. It mainly utilizes 3D effects during the first few minutes of the movie, so works just as well in 2D. So far so good. The story line is OK, no dead end or superfluous scenes. But the story is very linear, much like an eighties platform game, and lacks surprises. The dialog too is unsurprising and at times become non-credible and boring. Under such circumstances, drafting credible characters is hard, and the cast, though certainly talented, does not succeed. What should have been an exciting movie with a grand, earth saving finale unfolds as a less and less gripping tale, towards the end all but losing its grip on the audience. So OK for entertainment, if you feel like leaning back and giving your brain a rest, with good visuals and cast. But not one of Marvels best.