The
Avengers:Age of Ultron is a slam bang action filled
adventure and continuation of the Marvel Cinematic world and a sequel to 2012's
The Avengers. James Spader lends the
ideal gravitas as the menacing Ultron who is created by Tony Stark with the
best of intentions only to see a modern day Frankenstein that evolves and
replicates itself to threaten the world. We still have the main cast led by
Capt. America, Iron Man, Thor, The Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye supplemented
by some familiar faces and a couple new ones that have implications for the
future. Add to this the wild card twins, Quicksilver and Wanda, whose powers
are formidable. This is a darker, more grown up Avengers, and while the action
borders on Transformers-like
destruction and the quiet moments in the middle threaten to slow things down a
tad, the whole thing works with some nice moments and more than a few memorable
lines. Director/Writer Joss Whedon pulls off quite a feat by successfully
juggling so many characters amid a moralistic tale of peace at any cost and its
consequences. This has themes that will carry over to Captain America: Civil Wars next year. For me personally this is a
thrill to see storylines and characters I grew up reading in my comic books
brought to life on the big screen so convincingly! Not quite the achievement of
its predecessor, but quite good.
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