Guardians of the Galaxy: 8.2

Rating: 8/10 (24 April 2018)

Guardians of the Galaxy probably should've been a bad movie. With characters that no one knew or cared about, and two of them being a tree and a talking raccoon this was a big risk for Marvel. Fortunately it's one of Marvel's best movies. It starts of with a protagonist and soundtrack that perfectly sets the tone for the rest of the movie. Peter Quill/Star-Lord played by Chris Pratt sets a good balance between drama and comedy in his performance. A balance that is present in the rest of the movie as well. The talking raccoon named Rocket voiced by Bradley Cooper is surprisingly one of the best characters. He's crude, funny, and is a believable character, thanks to his hinted at past and great CGI. Gamora portrayed by Zoe Saldana is a good teammate and a faint love interest for Quill. She's dangerous and being the daughter of Thanos makes investigating her untouched backstory with Thanos immensely interesting. Dave Bautista puts in a good performance as Drax. While his level of acting ability is sometimes visible his performance is saved by his hilariously quirky comedy. And Groot voiced by Vin Diesel is what ties the team together with his innocent heart and relationship with Rocket that elevates the quality of both of their characters. The Guardians are accented by an actually good musical theme. Which is rare in most marvel movies. Most of the action succeeds to be creative and thrilling. Although some action takes detours into generically fighting boring henchmen. The henchmen are leaded by an underwhelming villain in Ronin. Who fails to impress and is stuck being a cheesy evil for the sake of evil antagonist. Overall, The Guardians make this movie a fun space adventure with great comedy, characters, and emotion that embraces the films pleasurable tone, and Ronin's boringness makes a feeble attempt to tarnish the Guardians story, but ultimately he fails and the movie prospers. So I give it an 8.2