Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 (EOTWS)

End Of The Week Shorts #19 extract: Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

Whilst it is not flawless, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was immense fun. 

To get the negatives out of the way; many jokes don't hit, there are quite a few moments of bad CGI and awkward physics, some bad shots that try to call back to the 70s/80s style of genre filmmaking and the writing around the first act especially is pretty bumpy. More minor issues concern the look of this film - sometimes wondrous, some times questionable - and the same can be said for some of the song choices (a few just didn't seem to work). 

Negating much of this are numerous surprisingly hilarious scenes, brilliant characterisation and a perfect tone that puts the majority of the serious superhero films to shame. Most of this is motivated by the pleasant exploration of family as a theme which, whilst it isn't overwhelmingly profound, gives this film a good dose of intelligence. There's then little more to say other than this is an awesome blockbuster and almost impossible to dislike. 

P.S. End/post-credit scenes seem to be getting out of control. Not only are they endless, but many seem pretty important, and so are awkward bookends to a narrative. It's quite strange to see how their use has evolved.