Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 2 Review

Rating: Null/10 (1 July 2017)

In Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 Starring Chris Pratt, The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill's true parentage.
Guardians Of The Galaxy was one of the riskiest films Marvel Studios had decided to take on but, it ended up becoming a smash hit. James Gunn has to follow up that film which will be tough to improve on an already great not only superhero film, but just a great movie overall. Now onto Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2, does it live up to the first movie or does it fall short?
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 is nearly on par with the first movie while somehow maintaining originality in the sequel. I was afraid that baby Groot was going to be overused and become a crutch on this film but luckily I was mistaken. Baby Groot is used sparingly and when he is used, it pays off in either great adorableness, or utter hilarity. The ensemble cast shines again in this film especially Dave once again showing his acting chops in his transition from Pro Wrestling. Kurt Russell makes his debut in the MCU as Ego The Living Planet. Kurt comes across as charming and beautiful much like Peter Quill himself.
The film is less of the normal superhero film's heroes journey ending with the final showdown with the big bad villain. This film is a character study, James Gunn smartly splits up our main characters from each other in the film allowing to us to learn so much more about every character. He gives us even more reasons to love this ensemble of great characters. He continues to expand the cosmic world of the MCU with amazing colors, and a great cameo from Sylvester Stallone but I won't spoil that for you. Guardians is one of the great superhero sequels, but that's to be expected from the MCU, James Gunn knocks it out of the park again, but I can't go into plot details without giving away spoilers but the Story is great and not forced upon the world. Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 is a worthy film that is unique in it's own way, but once again is plagued by a flip of the switch villain who suddenly becomes evil.
Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 2 is a Solid 8/10