Avengers: Age of Ultron Review

And so we kick off the summer movie season with it's most anticipated film: Avengers: Age of Ultron.

In this sequel, Tony Stark has created an artificial intelligence called Ultron, played by James Spader. He created it to maintain peace on earth, but it has a different way of creating this peace. Ultron hatches a plan which could endanger all of humanity (nice one, Mr Stark), and the Avengers need to stop him.

This movie is a good example of a sequel that is not as good as the original, but is still very entertaining. Joss Whedon's writing has not faltered, and we still get the same chemistry between the characters as before. However, the jokes and action don't seem to be as fun, although they are still great. It could just be that it was more fun to watch the Avengers be together for the first time, than it will for any other time, but the formula didn't seem as good as before. But it is better than many great summer films recently.

However, there is one advantage that the movie has over the original, and that is the villain. James Spader plays the role of Ultron to great effect. His personality is like his role on The Blacklist, which makes for entertaining villainry.

Joss Whedon also did a good job of introducing the new characters. There are a few new characters who weren't in the Marvel Cinematic Universe before, like Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch. These characters do not seem like the caricatures that they could have been in different hands, or at least not as much as they could have been.

In conclusion, while Avengers: Age of Ultron may not be as good as the first one, it is still fully entertaining. The Marvel Universe has been on a roll with it's movies, (with the exception of Iron Man 3) and it doesn't show any signs of slowing just yet. This movie should please fans of Marvels past work.

Oh yeah, and don't wait until after the credits. For the first time there is no end credit scene. I just saved you the disappointment.

4.0 out of  5 stars