High Expectations... Mostly Met

Rating: 8/10 (3 June 2020)

The blockbuster entertainment value of this movie is off the charts : it's full of vibrant colors, fun action scenes and great character arcs. The soundtrack might be even better than the first time around, and Baby Groot held the title of cutest thing ever for two years until The Mandalorian happened. It's one of those insanely fun summer movies, you know.
With that said, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is certainly more flawed than its predecessor : the gold people serve no purpose other than providing some sort of conflict until we get to the real stuff, Kirk Russell plays the god of exposition and I feel like they took the humour a little bit too far. In the end, however, we watch Marvel movies not because they are great pieces of art, but because we want to be entertained for two hours, and this sequel succeeds in that regard.