I know a lot of people who really enjoyed Age of Ultron (AOU), and truthfully if it had come at a different point in the Marvel Universe I probably would've too. In my opinion, it's as if Iron Man 3 and Captain America: The Winter Soldier never happened in this film. The characters almost appear to go backwards in their development. In Winter Soldier Steve is unsure whether or not he wants to continue in his military career, but in AOU he is suddenly all for it and is at home there. With Tony, he goes from having a panic attack just from the mention of New York City, and now he is suddenly talking about flying through a wormhole in space like it means nothing to him. Yes the film implies that time has passed but what happened during their adventures is not shown or talked about so it's impossible for the viewers to understand the developments, especially between Natasha and Bruce Banner.
My biggest issue with this film is the relationship between Bruce and Natasha. How can Natasha go from being terrified of the Hulk to suddenly being comfortable enough to touch his hand? It doesnt make sense. The only character in this film who I believe acted as they normally would was Bruce. He gets to a point where he is tired of everyone using him for the Hulk, which is exactly what Natasha does and that is why he leaves at the end of the film. A vulnerable Natasha does make sense after the events of Winter Soldier and how she began to show a more vulnerable side to Steve; but, what does not make sense is her sudden change of heart towards the Hulk. Maybe it wasnt sudden in the story line, but on screen and whats shown to the viewers (not in the implied timeline) it is random and appears out of nowhere.
The film also has a lot of pointless action sequences. The final sequence is incredibly long and gets quite boring after the first 10 minutes. There's no purpose for the action sequences to be that long and that flashy. At least not at all of them. Yes it is an action movie and its Marvel so those two things are expected. but if you dont deviate sometimes and all of your films are set to the exact same template its going to get old real fast. I think that's why I like IM3 and WS so much. It's not just filled with action sequences for the sake of having an action sequence. There is good characterization as well as a well paced film. Ultron has no pace and is all over the place. It's boring frankly. There are some good one liners but that's about all this film has to offer. To me it just feels like a filler movie. It's just there to tie things together and set up the next one. The next one being Civil War, which the first reviews are coming in for now and frankly I cant tell if Im excited or scared, probably a little of both.
Though I really dont like this film, I do recommend seeing it. It has some funny moments and things that you need to see for the next films, but dont expect a lot from it.
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