It's still a joyride, even if it doesn't take us by surprise anymore

Rating: 8/10 (4 May 2017)

Guardians of the Galaxy vol.1 was a big surprise, a fun movie that didn't take itself too seriously but was still very well done. Cosmic, and still very human, and there were super heroes too. Well all this is true about vol. 2 as well, but it's no longer a surprise. So what. Good movies that don't take themselves too seriously don't get made so very often. With good acting all around, delivering that unspoken stuff so very perfectly, with the right amount of emotional involvement, stopping short at exactly the right time before it all goes sappy. And still presenting us with a group of very unconventional heroes that do work together well.
I don't know about you, as far as I'm concerned, that's all I want from a movie I go to see on the big screen. Great CGI, are part of the territory, same is true of the editing and the pacing of the movie. It's just great well made fun movie.