I came for a superhero movie, received a comedy...

Rating: 3/10 (7 May 2017)

When I say this movie was funny, I mean it was hilarious. It was one of the funnier movies that I've seen in recent years, and I can't fault the comedy for being somewhat cheesy and a bit forced because it was SO good.
However, the movie had too many jokes. I felt like every 5 minutes it would change tones from serious, to emotional, to sarcastic and funny. I never really knew what the story wanted me to feel. I would constantly be confused as to whether or not I should take something seriously. For example, Peter brings up his mother's brain cancer as a cause for her craziness and I laughed hysterically. However, the rest of the audience glared at me. I just felt confused about the tone of the movie. Also, Drax develops a sense of humor not previously seen in the other movie, just bothered me.
The movie also strayed from it's roots about being somewhat realistic. Now obviously the movie isn't realistic in the slightest, but it adhered to it's own physics and rules. I just felt that Ego should've been more powerful because in a sense he is literally a god. One of the scenes where Gamora was hanging on to Drax with a tow cable was somewhat disappointing and didn't drive the narrative in anyway. Just felt like an unnecessary scene to draw up unneeded conflict.
Maybe I'm being to critical, but I seriously left this movie more disappointed than I was happy. My friends criticized me for my opinion, but I was hoping the movie was going to be a superhero movie and not a comedy. Just my opinion though.