Directed By: Joss Whedon
Rated: Pg-13(for action)
Avengers: Age of Ultron is about the Avengers team, made up of Iron Man(Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America(Chris Evans), Hulk(Mark Ruffalo), Hawkeye(Jeremy Renner), Thor(Chris Hemsworth), and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), as they fight the artificial intelligence known as Ultron(voiced by James Spader), who was made by the collective minds of Tony Stark and Bruce Banner. New players, Scarlett Witch(Elizabeth Olsen) and Quicksilver(Aaron Taylor Johnson), are also here, but they play a much smaller role then advertised.
Let's get the plot out of the way first. Essentially, it is exactly the same as the first Avengers movie. Villain gains power, villain acquires army, villain threatens to destroy the world, and avengers must stop him/her. But, the avengers movies must follow this kind of guideline due to the fact that there are these large numbers of superheroes that are teamed up, and the only way as to poise a challenge to them is to put an army in their way and threaten the world as we know it. Although these kind of movies are AWESOME, and it is great that technology is able to portray such great action scenes, the concept in general puts writers in a corner. It's not that the plot is bad, but I have seen it before and I am pointing out a problem that can happen in the future.
Second, the action. Everything for this movie is ON POINT. The cgi, the choreography, the witty banter between teammates are all great. Speaking of witty banter, the writing in this movie is amazing. The actors and actresses have already established their chemistry, and the fact that they are able to seamlessly make fun of each other and play off one another is genius on Joss Whedon's part. If this idea was introduced ten years ago, it wouldn't have happened due to the segregation of Marvel properties and the state of computer generated images. So the fact that this movie even exists is great.
Lastly, the performances. Obviously, everything was on point, except for two. Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver were bland and uninspired. Sure, you felt a connection between them, but when compared to X-Men's Quicksilver, our Quicksilver is no where near as cool. Another performance that stood out to me was Ultron. Rather than being the stereotypical robot, he actually had personality and showed weakness, anger, sadness, and joy. He was rather fun to see, and a great villain, though not as good as Loki.
Overall, Avengers: Age of Ultron is a great sequel, doing what it was supposed to do. It had great action, great acting, and great writing. If you haven't seen it, you are missing out on one of the best visual experiences of the year.
4/5
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