Did I just see the same movie as everyone else?

Rating: 5/10 (20 August 2014)

This movie is average at best. Don't understand the hype it is getting. Lead character lacks charisma or screen presence and comes across as a real prude. I was interested more in Racoon and Groot and would have liked to see an origin story for them rather than the lead actor. The plot and script are extremely threadbare. The jokes are not funny and characters look bland while trying to be cool. Not much is explained for any character and motivations, just a small line here and there. This lead to me not rooting for anyone. The suspense never really builds even with such high stakes as future of a planet and subsequently the whole galaxy. In the course of events, an important character supposedly died and had no impact on me whatsoever. If only juvenile humour and special effects make a film for you, go and watch, otherwise go with very tampered expectations!!