Almost As Good As The First

Rating: 8/10 (18 March 2018)

The Guardians Of The Galaxy are back in Vol. 2, which focuses on who and what the father of Chris Pratt (the leader of the "G.O.T.G.") is. On the run from petty, golden colored creatures, the Guardians run into a man (played by Kurt Russell) who saves them and explains to them that he is a Celestial being - basically a god, virtually immortal with great powers. Pratt, always wanting to know who his father was and why he was abandoned, now has an answer to his questions, as well as someone he can yell at for being an absentee father.
It isn't long before father and son hit it off; but Russell hides a secret that may rip the Guardians apart and destroy the Universe. As if that wasn't bad enough, the golden colored creatures and other assorted enemies make their appearances at all the wrong moments.
My most memorable, movie moment of "Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2" is the scene when a major character makes the ultimate sacrifice to save a loved one. It almost brought a tear to my eye.
If you loved "Guardians Of The Galaxy," you will like this sequel. It comes close to reaching the quality of the first, but comes up a bit short. The jokes are more numerous but some feel forced and aren't that funny. Some of the action sequences also feel too cartoony; but overall I very much enjoyed "G.O.T.G. Vol. 2" with its irreverent humor, nods to the 1980s, and sentiments to family and friendship.
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