GotG Volume, Mute.

Rating: 6/10 (2 May 2017)

As much of a bigger, more extravagant, more visually stunning and far more expansive of an exhibition Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was, it suffered extraordinarily from seemingly becoming a mockery, or a parody of sorts, of its own profound self. A self inflicted injury sadly, that diminishes the enjoyment and deteriorates the intense core of the film.
One could argue that the dynamics of the actual guardians themselves is to express emotional connection to each other in a silly manner, because that is their language and it works for them, and us as the viewer just need to realize it, and understand it... Sadly though, that doesn't work for me. A vast majority of this films humor and silliness only achieved being a detergent to almost all the deeper elements Gunn was attempting to express.
Though GotGv2 may not be the weakest in the Marvel Universe, I do believe it is the one Marvel got the most wrong, because it had the most elements I've seen gotten right, just to fall victim to the most elements gotten wrong. Is it better than its predecessor or even Iron Man 2? Yes, yes it is... But, if they hadn't gotten it this wrong, the question could've been rather; Is it better than Captain America: Civil War. No question; with this particular final product, no, no it is not.
GotGv2 honestly, felt like a bouquet of eye-catching flowers that didn't belong together, and had conflicting aromas that in isolation were fragrant, but together, smelt like gasoline; A scent that for some, smells sinfully good, and for others, just bad.
The story was a tangent, and Gunn saw this, and tried to tie the knot stronger by bringing us closer to Rocket, but unfortunately, this was not enough. Tyler Bates' score, somewhat erratic. The performance from the stars, was so incredibly stifled by the script, and all that unnecessary humor.
GotGv2 could've obliterated its antecedent, but because it was only slightly better (and quite honestly, maybe even not better at all), means it disappointed greatly. It's not a matter of expectations not met, it's a matter of potential lost. The Guardians were "on blast", but their Galaxy, proved too vast a Volume 2 handle.