Sophmore Letdown on the Planet Ego

Rating: 7/10 (19 December 2017)

I guess in hindsight it was bound to happen , but Guardians of the Galaxy 2 is a bit of a letdown. The chemistry is there for our galactic heroes and all of the actors do a tremendous job in their rolls, but the real issue in this film is that it gets bogged down in the exposition from Ego (Kurt Russell) which just slows the pace of the movie. Aside from these 'explanation scenes', the rest of the movie is a fun as the original and sets up the Marvel Galactic Universe movies to come for years.
There are so many great performances and a lot of it has to do with the chemistry of the group. Michael Rooker continues to be one of the most underrated actors in film and deservedly gets more screen time in this episode. James Gunn's character development is very impressive with some of the b-level characters from the first film being fleshed out even more here and it gives everyone their moment on screen.